Certificate · Initial professional preparation
Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program [2YC]
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre · Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
- Award
- Certificate Program
- Audience & level
- Ages 18+
- Format
- In personTwo Academic Years, 32 weeks per year
- Price
- $20,500per year, 2027-2028
About this program
Full-time certificate-granting conservatory in Meisner-based acting with voice, movement, music, text and film/TV study; second-year places are by invitation.
- Offering
- Conservatory / diploma training
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Screen acting, Voice & speech, Movement, Actor training
- Advertised approaches
- Meisner TechniqueAs advertised by the provider; this does not imply affiliation with any practitioner’s organisation.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Certificate
- Exact award
- Certificate Program
- 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
- Two Academic Years, 32 weeks per year
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-timeSeptember to May; full-time, approximately 30-32 hours per week. 2027-2028 program runs Sept. 13, 2027 - May 21, 2028.
- Course dates
- Program Dates Sept. 13, 2027 - May 21, 2028
- Teaching location
- The Neighborhood Playhouse340 East 54th Street, New York, NY 10022
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- One 1-2 minute contemporary monologue, prepared for the Artistic Review
- In-person audition
- No
- Audition detail
- Selected applicants complete an Artistic Review, interview or audition via Zoom.
- Interview
- Artistic Review, interview, or audition via Zoom for selected applicants
- Prior education
- Official transcript or diploma, high school or highest degree obtained
- References
- One personal and one professional letter of recommendation
- Writing or research sample
- Personal statement, up to 250 words
- Intakes
- September 2027
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Year TuitionTuition · mandatory | $20,500per year, 2027-2028 | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Second Year TuitionTuition · optional | $21,000per year, 2027-2028 | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Two-Year Conservatory application feeApplication fee · mandatory | $75one-time | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
Funding
Need-based financial aid Grant
Competitive
Eligible students
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.
- Showcase
- Yes
- Who takes part
- Second year culminates in musical demonstrations, final plays and an industry showcase
- Access conditions
- Second Year admission is by invitation only
- Productions
- Final plays in second year
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)