Playwrights Horizons Theater School
Playwrights Horizons Theater School, a studio in the Tisch School of the Arts Undergraduate Department of Drama, guides young theater makers toward the passionate and rigorous exploration of all theatrical disciplines. Its members are inspired by the synergy that comes in telling stories from every possible angle and diverse perspective. Playwrights champions the philosophy that every performer should write, every writer should direct, every director should design, every designer should perform and, of course, everyone should be on crew. Accordingly, the school invites established and emerging artists to collaborate and create contemporary work for, of, and by its students. Playwrights maintains that the investigation of many methods leads to innovations that invite an exciting and promising future for its students — and for the future of the American theater.
The curriculum at Playwrights Horizons Theater School is unique in theater education, in that it is one of the only conservatory programs nationwide to offer rigorous training in playwriting, performance, directing, design, devised work, producing and management. Playwrights Horizons Theater School is proud to have a reputation for creating and developing bold, exciting and innovative original works, and for producing a new generation of artists who are curious, adventurous, self-confident and dedicated to the collaborative nature of theater making. Graduates are poised to enter the industry with a broad network of professional connections, a strong sense of personal vision and an appetite for artistic risk.
Notable alumni include Raúl Esparza, Leslye Headland, Jessica Hecht, Camila Mendes, Rachel Chavkin, Mara Wilson and Sam Pinkleton.
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