Choices for acting: Tisch, Northwesternacting

Alexxmichele
Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:15:59 +0000

wow yeah definitely a lot of misinformation going on about NYU… and I think our alumni list can speak to that…

I’m a current freshman in the drama department at the Strasberg studio and I absolutely love it. The studio system at NYU is unique and actually one of the most personal and best ways to handle a student’s education. They place you based off your audition and interview, and 95% of people I know think they were 100% place in the right studio. It’s going to be that 5% that was placed in the wrong studio that doesn’t like NYU- and so it is very important that once your son finds out his studio placement, he does a lot of research on his studio. But like I said, most of the time, it’s nothing to worry about.

And as far as only learning one method of acting… well it depends on the studio… but that’s usually what you are SUPPOSED to do. If you’re learning more than one it’s so that you find the one that suits you and you use it. For example, in Strasberg, we do method acting. Some other studios like New Studio and ETW do a range of styles and do a bit of Meisner or a bit of Method, etc.

as far as academics go, your freshman year, your courses are laid out for you. It’s your studio course, into to theater production, intro to theater studies, and writing the essay. However, after your freshman year, your options become far more open and you can take any general education class, just keeping in mind what you need to graduate.

I could go on forever about NYU, but it really is the place to be if you want a top notch education and want to be in the best city in the world. It’s the perfect place to be for theater as well, and I can’t imagine spending college anywhere else. You’re surrounded by the most fascinating people and you’ll never run out of things to do. You’ll have professors who have taught and worked with Scarlett Johanson, Alec Baldwin, Kelli O’Hara, Adam Sandler, Lady GaGa…
Alice Ripley, Norm Lewis and Anthony Rapp will come to judge your midterms.
Lin Manuel Miranda will come to see your production of In The Heights.
You’ll get to meet Stanley Tucci and Vanessa Redgrave; actors you’ve idolized for years.

NYU is full of opportunity. I wouldn’t pick anywhere else.