It’s my understanding that upon acceptance into the undergraduate drama program at Tisch you are placed in 1 of 8 studios. However, what’s the reasoning behind your placement in each respective studio?
Do the majority of the studios focus on acting, and do they base their choice on what acting style they think suits you best?
Just curious, may be wildly misunderstanding the whole thing.
Hi! They really look at what studio they think would suit you and your needs best, so it sounds like you have a pretty good idea of what’s going on. For example, if you show a strong passion for musical theatre, they might put you in New Studio on Broadway, which is the studio with the musical theatre focus. This gets more subtle when looking at the non-musically focused studios, but you get the idea. The only studio to which you would apply directly is the Production and Design studio. I’m in that studio and it’s pretty understandable that we have a separate process considering P&D is looking for vastly different qualifications than the acting studios (if they asked me to do an acting audition they’d be very dissappointed)!
After you complete two years with the studio you’re assigned you can transfer into a different studio including P&D (usually there’s an audition involved) or get an internship to fulfill the last year of your training.
Hope this helps!
@Saffiria Thanks that really clears things up. Is there a studio that is primary focused on training actors for an eventual film career? I know the program is theater, but just curious.
Studios were just emailed!! My son got Atlantic. Can anyone share anything about it?
Atlantic seems great! from what I’ve seen so many great actors have attended, I’m hoping I’ll get the chance to mention it and Strasberg in my interview
We have a discussion going on here about Tisch studios:
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/theater-drama-majors/2073060-nyu-tisch-studio-placement-discussion-and-results.html#latest
@QrtyUiop Stonestreet is an advanced studio that focuses on training for film and TV. You can only join this studio as a 3rd or 4th year after your primary training in one of the other studios.