Additional rehearsal hours required.
Designed for the working actor, the Evening Conservatory distills the physical, emotional, and analytical tools of acting into a concentrated three-semester program. Students will push beyond their creative comfort zones to take their talents to new heights.
Applications for 2027 are now open.
Tuition: $14,500.
Prices, curriculum, curriculum hours, and faculty are subject to change.
We offer an F-1 Visa to accepted and enrolled international students in our Certificate Program – 2 Years: Acting only.
For Visa specific questions, please email kmcruer@atlantictheater.org
In three semesters of rigourous training, core courses include Script Analysis, Moment Lab, Performance Technique, Voice, Speech, Movement, Production, Business, and Casting.
The first semester concentrates on the foundational work of the Atlantic Technique. Emphasizing script analysis, playing an action truthfully, and working moment to moment, students learn the basics of vocal production, speech and movement technique, while taking work habits to a higher professional level.
The second semester solidifies the students’ understanding of script analysis and encourages integration of emerging skills through the in-class performance of semester-long rehearsal projects. Students also embark on an exploration of a structured improvisational character study, which they write, research, and perform. This semester culminates in an informal workshop performance open to friends and family.
The last semester challenges students to apply their training under the pressures of performance. Work includes advanced scene study, an ensemble performance project, and preparation for the business.
First Year (CON1) I Fall Term 09/08/26 – 01/15/27 I Spring Term 01/18/27 – 05/06/27
First Year (CON2) I Fall Term 09/08/26 – 01/15/27 I Spring Term 01/18/27 – 05/06/27
Student Orientation
Monday & Tuesday, September 8 & 9
Fall Classes Begin
Wednesday, September 10
National Holiday (Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples Day)
Monday, October 12
CON2 Rehearsal Project Showing
TBA
National Holiday (Thanksgiving Recess)
Wednesday & Thursday, November 25 & 26
Last Day of Classes before Winter Break
Thursday, December 17
Winter Break
Friday, December 18 – Sunday, January 10
Classes Resume after Winter Break
Monday, January 11
Last Day of Fall Term Classes
Thursday, January 15
National Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr Day)
Monday, January 18
Spring Term Classes Begin
Tuesday, January 19
National Holiday (Presidents Day)
Monday, February 15
Spring Break
Monday, March 15 – Friday, March 19
Last Day of Classes
Thursday, May 7
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