PORTLAND ACTORS CONSERVATORY
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Mission Statement
Since 1985, Portland Actors Conservatory has provided comprehensive actor training taught by professional theatre practitioners in a creative and supportive environment. Our home is one of the most livable cities in the United States, with a thriving and nurturing arts scene. We offer a variety of programs and classes for adults and children: Two Year Conservatory Program, Adult Evening Classes, and Youth Conservatory for young actors
About This Cause
The mission of Portland Actors Conservatory is to provide comprehensive and rigorous actor training by engaging the mind, heart and spirit of the artist while cultivating a culture to inspire our students and global audience to make a lifelong commitment to and investment in the living arts. We are committed to serving the region’s performing arts community with continued and sustained excellence. We not only provide actor training, we are also a vital part of the region's arts and culture, and are proud to be part of Portland’s burgeoning ecosystem of theater companies of all sizes. Over our 30 year history, Portland Actors Conservatory has grown from a single acting class to a nationally-accredited conservatory program that is thriving. We are a full-fledged performing arts and educational organization producing professional plays and offering a range of public programs, including: 1. CONSERVATORY PROGRAM: Our full-time, two-year Conservatory Program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). It is a rigorous and intensive course of study for the serious student with a tenacious desire to become a professional actor. Classes in movement, voice, acting, improvisation, styles, text analysis and more create a rounded experience for the disciplined theatre student. After completing their first year, students must audition to be accepted into the second year program, during which they will put theory into practice by performing in our Season of Plays. Second year studies also include special workshops in dialects, stage management, audition technique, film acting and professional orientation workshops, as well as continuing classes in voice and movement. 2. STUDIO PROGRAM: We offer a menu of flexible evening and weekend classes for adult learners who wish to explore acting, as well as training for professionals wanting to hone a particular skill. Classes offered through the Studio Program include acting fundamentals, audition techniques, Meisner technique, scene study, film acting, and Shakespeare intensives. 3. SUMMER ON STAGE: Each year we offer day camps to young people ages 8–18, giving them an in-depth exploration of the fundamentals of acting while building confidence. Each session culminates in a professionally staged production in our theatre. A student from Cleveland High School described her experience with Summer on Stage this way: "I've been going to Summer on Stage for eight years now, and it's been an incredibly enjoyable experience to see the transformation in myself...it's an experience I can't get anywhere else. This year was fun, exciting, and challenging. It's an extraordinary experience when you feel so incredibly in character on stage that everything else seems to vanish. Thank you."