YOUNG ACTORS STUDIO

Offered at NIDA in Sydney, in Brisbane and in Melbourne at the Australian Ballet School.

Young Actors Studio is a pre-vocational Acting Studio at NIDA over 4 terms for ages 16 to 20 year olds. Entry is by audition only.

Rose Byrne is a graduate and ambassador for the Young Actors Studio and she is currently appearing in US series Damages with Glenn Close. Lucinda Shaw, who recently scored the starring role in the Australian production of Spamalot is also a recent Young Actors Studio graduate.

This course develops acting skills for stage and screen, giving access to expert tuition in a variety of acting styles. It offers opportunities to work with other talented young people while acquiring an understanding of professional standards. You will be challenged, encouraged and extended in all areas of performing arts. The focus is practical, with numerous opportunities to present work and a final end-of-year performance in a theatre.

DATES

Classes in each term are held on consecutive Sundays

Term 1 
Sun 14 Feb - Sun 28 Mar 2010
Acting: improvisation, voice, movement, devising theatre

Term 2 
Sun 25 Apr - Sun 27 Jun 2010 (no class on 23 May)
Screen acting: scenes for film and TV, screen tests and audition monologues

Term 3
Sun 25 Jul  - Sun 12 Sept 2010
Scene work: acting, singing, dancing, character development in scenes from play scripts

Term 4
Sun 17 Oct - Sun 12 Dec 2010 
Theatre production: rehearsals and performance

TIMES

Sundays 11.00am to 5.00pm

FEES

The total fees for 2010 are $3,300 including GST.  Fees are payable over five instalments of $660.

Fees must be paid  in advance with a commitment to continue the course for the duration of the year. There is no refund of fees once the term commences.

APPLICATIONS

    Applications for 2010 are now open.  Entry is by audition.

Please wear comfortable clothing to the audition. The decision of the audition panel is final.

Please complete an online application below, phone and book or print an application form and send it to NIDA Open Program with the application fee ($22).  Also, please bring your resume, a passport size photograph and a paragraph explaining why you would like to do this course, to your audition.

AUDITION DATES:

Sydney:
Sunday 29 November 2009 9.00am 
Sunday 29 November 2009 2.00pm 

Melbourne:
Sunday 6 December 2009 10:00 am 
Sunday 6 December 2009 2:00 pm

Brisbane:
Sunday 6 December 2009 10:00 am 
Sunday 6 December 2009 2:00 pm

AUDITION FEE:
$22

You can download the application form at the bottom of this page.

For further information contact:
NIDA Open Program
02 9697 7626 
Email: contact form

Download Additional Information

Part Time Program 2010 PDF
Application Form PDF