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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre


The theater program at New World School of the Arts is dedicated to the professional training of talented and committed students interested in pursuing a performing career in Acting and Music Theater. At NWSA, theater students have the opportunity to work in a hands-on intensive, physically demanding, artistically challenging, and exciting environment, guided by faculty who are professional actors, directors, playwrights and designers. The curriculum guides students toward the ownership of a personal technique and a comprehensive methodology of working. Their training on the classical texts and the principles of drama make practical incursions into the contemporary and experimental edges of theater, while performance, an essential part of the theater training, is approached in a sequential, progressive manner to give the student vision, strength, and a sense of purpose in the theater.

Notable Alumni Include:

Ivonne Azurdia, Rebecca Delgado, Katie Finneran, Tarell McCraney, Brandon Morris, Ursula Freundlich, Liza Quin, Meredith Zealy, Zach Ingram, Robert Battle, Stephanie Bastos, Ebony Haswell, Gelan Lambert Jr.




Faculty Info:

Jeff Hess, Jennifer Rodriguez De Castroverde, Sam Transleau, James B. Randolph, II, Alan Patrick Kenny, Celso Peruyera



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
The Crucible
(10/1/21 - 10/3/21)
New World School of the Arts
In the Red and Brown Water
(4/2/20 - 4/5/20)
New World School of the Arts
Parade in Broadway Parade
(2/14/20 - 2/23/20)
New World School Of The Arts
Sense and Sensibility
(12/6/19 - 12/8/19)
New World School of the Arts
Big Fish
(2/17/19 - 2/24/19)
New World School Of The Art
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN in Broadway WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
(4/27/18 - 4/28/18)
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
GUYS & DOLLS
(2/16/18 - 2/25/18)
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
SWEET CHARITY
(12/1/17 - 12/10/17)
New World School of the Arts
JEKYLL & HYDE (B'WAY)
(2/24/17 - 2/26/17)
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Evita
(2/26/16 - 2/28/16)
New World School of the Arts
CHILDREN OF EDEN
(12/4/15 - 12/13/15)
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
(8/21/15 - 8/25/15)
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
THE WILD PARTY
(4/4/15 - 4/25/15)
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
(2/20/15 - 2/22/15)
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
INTO THE WOODS
(2/28/14 - 3/2/14)
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
(12/6/13 - 12/15/13)
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change in Broadway I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
(5/29/13 - 5/29/13)
New World School of the Arts
MAKE ME A SONG
(4/26/13 - 4/27/13)
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
SPRING AWAKENING
(10/7/11 - 10/9/11)
NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Fabiola
(4/6/11 - 4/9/11)
New World School of The Arts
The Drowsy Chaperone
(2/11/11 - 2/12/11)
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