Advanced Classical Text (NYC)
Overview
This course is an unmissable opportunity to experience LAMDA’s British conservatoire-style classical actor training in NYC and work on classical text at an advanced level.
The course runs over an intensive weekend at the LAMDA NYC studio in March 2025.
Discount available for LAMDA alumni. Learn more below.
Highlights
An opportunity to deepen and develop your craft in a rigorous and focused environment.
Connect with a like-minded community of classical actors in the heart of NYC.
Is this course for me?
Age Requirement: 21+
This course is designed for professional actors who have received actor training at a conservatory or college theater programme for two years or have completed a similar level of actor training at a studio.
The course will be delivered at postgraduate level, and participants should have significant acting experience.
Location
In-person at the LAMDA NYC Studio:
ART NY
520 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
USA
Course Fee
$240
LAMDA Alumni Discount available. Find out more below.
Course Dates
Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 March 2025
Classes are 10am - 5:30pm (EST)
Application Deadline
Monday 10 March at 12pm (EST)
Applications are now open. Places will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
About the course
This intensive weekend course is an opportunity to enter a classical acting laboratory. Designed for professional working actors, students will participate in a weekend of in-depth classical text study. You’ll leave the course feeling inspired, focused, and strengthened in your craft.
LAMDA is the UK’s oldest drama school and has trained some of Britain’s (and the world’s) foremost classical actors, such as Gabby Beans, Benedict Cumberbatch and David Oyelowo.
At the root of our teaching is the ethos of the ensemble – the belief that drama is a collaborative art form. As such, you’ll be encouraged to work and play together as a company, learning from and sharing with each other over this exciting weekend.
What will I learn?
In this masterclass-style weekend intensive, you’ll use your existing advanced practice as a base from which you’ll be guided towards a more profound and expert ability to understand and interpret classical text. You will be challenged and inspired with personalized, specific direction, and as such the learning will be highly tailored to each participant.
Is this course for me?
This course is for professional actors, who would like to build upon their existing toolkit for working with classical text, maintain and enhance their practice, or expand their skillset to include classical text if their experience has been predominantly within contemporary or devised work.
Our tutors are adept at providing bespoke feedback and challenging the individual within an inclusive group setting.
Our professional level classes give you an opportunity to invest in yourself and your professional practice. Taking part in these classes is a way to connect (or reconnect!) with the joy of acting. It’s a place to experiment, play, and make new discoveries.
Further Information
We are thrilled to be offering LAMDA’s British conservatoire-style actor training outside of London for the very first time. We are a truly global drama school, having been ranked 6th by the Hollywood Reporter in its 2024 list of the best drama schools in the world. With many of our students being from the USA, and going on to work in the USA, New York City was a natural fit to be the home of our first international studio.
Our hope is that LAMDA NYC can be a hub for US-based LAMDA graduates to continue to train, and for those new to LAMDA to experience our work. We look forward to expanding our studio class offerings, and to bringing a slice of LAMDA training to the Big Apple.
You must be 21 or older to participate in this course.
Applicants must have graduated from a Drama School Acting course of at least two terms (or an equivalent level of training at a recognized programme). If you are unsure if you meet this requirement, please contact our Short Course team on [email protected]
The course is delivered through the medium of English. Non-native speakers of English should have a level of English approximately equivalent to IELTS 6.0.
You can apply for this course through us directly.
Course Fee
$240
Application Fee
None
LAMDA alumni should apply by contacting our Short Courses Team by email ([email protected]), who will provide you with an individual link to begin your application. Read more in the drop down below.
Please see below for information about our cancellation / refund policy:
Contact us on [email protected] if you require assistance.
We're pleased to offer LAMDA graduates a 10% discount on this class. To receive the discount, please write to [email protected] including:
- Full name
- Year of LAMDA graduation
- Course
- Short course(s) you wish to apply for
Please do this before filling out your application, as we will provide you with a separate application link.
Eligible for graduates of full-time LAMDA degree programmes and LAMDA's Semester Programme in Classical Acting.
Booking is now open for classes at our New York City base through American Friends of LAMDA (AFLAMDA). Experience LAMDA's industry-leading training for aspiring and professional actors. AFLAMDA enables world-leading LAMDA training to be delivered in New York to support the growing US alumni network alongside those new to LAMDA training.
AFLAMDA is a US-based independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) which supports the work of LAMDA. Since its founding, AFLAMDA supporters have helped make the LAMDA's vocational training possible for American students, providing funding for scholarships and financial aid, and widening access to people from all backgrounds and economic circumstances.
