<p>I just got off the phone with Patricia Decker who has ASSURED me that they did not end their association with Strasberg because they thought the training their did not meet up to Tisch standards. She says that if that was the case, they would not be putting students there this year.
She says that the contract with Strasberg was not exactly terminated, it was expired, and both Tisch and Strasberg chose not to renew it because it was not beneficial to either.</p>
<p>She emphatically stated that the new studio will be of top notch quality. She said she had no doubt that the training their will be excellent. I was told that by creating an internal studio, Tisch has greater control over the faculty and training. In addition, she says that they will be able to better respond to students’ needs. For example, she says that if a larger than expected number of people want to transfer into the advanced program at the musical theater studio, then they will be able to add classes and teachers in order to accomodate this.
I was assured that the current students at Strasberg will not be left with no studio to go to after two years.</p>