The Two-Year Actor Training Program
**Full Daytime Program Beginning September 2008**
"There are no short cuts. Go get your training! And training doesn't come any better than what you'll receive at the Portland Actors Conservatory."
-Brooke Blanchard (Class of 1996), currently appearing on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"
-Brooke Blanchard (Class of 1996), currently appearing on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"
ABOUT THE CONSERVATORY PROGRAM
The Conservatory Program is a two-year certificate program. Successful completion of the program (after admission into the second year) depends upon fulfillment of the prescribed number of hours and curriculum as set forth in our published materials. The entire curriculum is compulsory.Curriculum:
Year One of the program consists of comprehensive classroom work concentrating on accessing impulses, use of self, active listening, exploring the imagination and serving the text. You will study acting technique, voice, movement, clown, improvisation, Shakespeare, styles, theatre appreciation, text analysis, and Meisner Technique. The curriculum also includes an ongoing, intensive Performance Lab.
You will begin your first year of study by exploring impulses and be introduced to the fundamental concepts of objective, obstacle and tactic. Intensive instrument work in voice and movement supports this foundation of acting technique. Students progress with text work and explorations of theatrical style. First Session (September-December) and Second Session (January-May) class work culminates in fully staged performances of movement, voice and style work under the supervision of the Core faculty. The first year program is open to all with a desire, passion and commitment to the work.
Your admission to the second year of the program is based on evaluations by your first-year instructors and the Conservatory's Artistic Director,plus a formal audition before the Portland Actors Conservatory faculty, alumni, and members of the professional theatre community.
Year Two of the program consists of public performances, which allow you to put theory into practice in our Conservatory Season of Plays. Studies will expand to include special workshops in dialects, stage management, audition technique, film acting and professional orientation workshops, as well as continuing classes in voice and movement. Your second year of study concludes with a graduation showcase for professional stage and film directors, agents and casting directors from the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Clock Hours:
As a student in the first year program you will attend classes an average of thirty (30) hours each week. In the second year program, you will average thirty-three (33) hours weekly. Thirty "clock hours" per class is traditionally equivalent to one unit of credit.
Clock hours are actual hours spent in class. One (1) unit of credit represents approximately 30 contact hours. These hours do not include the expected outside classroom hours spent rehearsing, memorizing, researching, etc.
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Certificate in Acting: Upon successful completion of the two-year program, you will be awarded a Certificate in Acting. The Portland Actors Conservatory is certified by the State of Oregon Department of Education and expects to be accredited through the National Association of Schools of Theatre by Fall of 2008.  Admissions: Enrollment in the first-year program is open to all students holding a high school diploma or equivalent and who have the desire, commitment and passion for the work. Up to twenty (20) students will be admitted into the first-year program. Students who successfully complete the first-year program, and receive positive evaluations from their core teachers, are invited to audition for the second-year program. Up to twelve people will be accepted into the second-year program. Application Procedures: 1. Complete the application form. Download Application Here 2. Submit a nonrefundable, nonwaivable application fee in the form of a cashier check or money order payable to The Portland Actors Conservatory in the amount of $25.00. 3. Provide a current resume listing previous experience. If you do not have previous experience, a letter of intent and desire is acceptable. 4. Provide an official transcipt or proof of high school graduation or equivalent. 5. Provide two letters of recommendation that speak to your desire, professionalism, and prospects for success in a rigorous conservatory program. Upon receipt of the above materials, the Office of the Registrar will notify you of your acceptance. Applications will be accepted until July 15, 2008. Early application is encouraged. You will be notified of your acceptance into the program within 30 Days of receipt of your application. Tuition and Fees: Tuition for the current academic year is $8,500. Tuition and fees are due and payable at the beginning of each semester. A $50 fee will be assessed for late payment. Students are required to make a deposit of $250 applicable to tuition, and a $75 registration fee with the letter of acceptance. A $10 library fee is collected from all students each year. See General Information for refund policies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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