Certificate · Initial professional preparation
Certificate in Studio Conservatory (Acting for Stage, Film & TV)
American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) - New York · Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
- Award
- Certificate in Studio Conservatory (Acting for Stage, Film & TV)
- Audience & level
- Ages 16+
- Format
- In personFour semesters; accelerated study allows completion in as little as 1.5 years
- Price
- $49,500per year, 2026-27
About this program
Four-semester conservatory certificate covering classical, contemporary and on-camera acting, speech, movement, improvisation and stage combat, ending in a graduation performance.
- Offering
- Conservatory / diploma training
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Screen acting, Movement, Voice & speech, Improv
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Certificate
- Exact award
- Certificate in Studio Conservatory (Acting for Stage, Film & TV)
- Award status
- Provider-issued awardIssued by the school or studio itself. It is not an academic degree; check separately whether any authority recognises it.
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Four semesters; accelerated study allows completion in as little as 1.5 years
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Teaching location
- AMDA New York - 61st St.211 West 61st St, New York, NY
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Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Audition detail
- Audition offered on campus, in a city near you, or virtually with a faculty member; scheduling prompts a call with an enrollment specialist.
- Prior education
- Official high school and any college transcripts; minimum GPA 2.0 out of 4.0 or equivalent
- References
- A minimum of one letter of recommendation
- Writing or research sample
- Personal essay (500-word minimum): Describe a challenging experience in your life and what you learned from it
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
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Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition (same for all programs)Tuition · mandatory | $49,500per year, 2026-27 | All students | 16 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| FeesMandatory fee · mandatory | $300per year, 2026-27 | All students | 16 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
Funding
AMDA merit scholarships Scholarship
Competitive
Performance opportunities
As published by the provider. Showcases and productions are opportunities to perform; they do not guarantee agents, auditions, casting, union eligibility or work.
- Productions
- A live and a filmed production in New York City at the end of the program
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)