The Tisch School of the Arts Summer Drama Program for High School Students is a condensed version of the professional training that characterizes the degree program offered by the Department of Drama, Undergraduate. It carries 6 college credits, and enrollment is limited.
Each week includes 28 hours of conservatory training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, the Experimental Theatre Wing, or Collaborative Arts Project 21 (CAP21). The summer program also includes a weekly seminar (New York Theatre) on the breadth of the profession with Tisch faculty.
The emphasis of the program is on the process, not the product. Students are here to be challenged, to learn, and to grow. While there is no final performance in this program, there are viewings that allow students to share pieces of work with guests and students from other studios.
The Department of Drama, Undergraduate, at Tisch School of the Arts combines rigorous conservatory training and broad-ranging academic education, using the incomparable theatrical resources of New York City and the intellectual resources of New York University. The department is in partnership with some of the country’s foremost professional theatre training institutions. The professional training faculty is composed of accomplished, working artists, and the academic faculty is led by internationally recognized theatre studies scholars and theorists.
Students must select one of the following conservatory training programs and must also enroll in New York Theatre (H28.0860), a 2-point companion course, for a total of 6 points.
