Applicants for MFA in Acting

Get into your dream MFA in Acting program

Live Coaching

The coaches at Theater.Academy will help you perfect your application
and auditions!

Graduated from the nation’s leading theater programs, and often sitting at the other side of the auditions table, our coaches are here to help you with all aspects of your application, and significantly improve your chances of getting a spot in your dream acting program!

Work with us in 3 simple steps

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Choose one of the coaching
plans below

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Choose your coach and book your live coaching time with them

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Get personally tailored help and accomplish your goal!

Premium Coaching Plans

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Entire Application

Plan Highlights :
  • Get personal help with ALL parts of your application, from start to finish
  • Become a top candidate and a stronger actor
  • Develop acting skills that will stay with you for years to come
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All 3 Monologues

Plan Highlights :
  • Get personal coaching to help you perform unforgettable auditions
  • Develop acting skills that will stay with you for years to come
  • Learn a proven, professional method
    for auditioning
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Special Focus Coaching Plans

01

Free Consultation

Plan Highlights :
  • Discussing the best strategy for your
    application journey
  • Reviewing the fundamental aspects of
    your application
  • Recommending resources that can help you
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Application Kickstart

Plan Highlights :
  • Overview of and insider advice on how to create a successful application
  • Unpacking each step of the application
  • One-on-one questions, answers, and guidance
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On-camera Acting

Plan Highlights :
  • Working on TWO monologues
  • Finetuning and sharpening your on-camera acting skills
  • Guidance on how to take your monologues to the next level
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Audition Feedback

Plan Highlights :
  • Get a close review of your monologue
  • Get a clear and constructive
    professional feedback
  • Guidance on how to take your monologue to the next level
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Personal Statement

Plan Highlights :
  • Determining the overall approach and major sections of your personal statement
  • Identifying and capitalizing on your strengths and areas for growth
  • Hashing out a vocabulary that’s unique to you and amplifies your Artist’s Voice
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Monologue Full Prep

Plan Highlights :
  • Selecting the right monologue for you
  • Complete text analysis
  • Rehearsing together and preparing the monologue for auditioning
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Meet the Coaches

  • High-caliber working professionals with successful careers.
  • From diverse backgrounds as actors, playwrights, scholars, and directors.
  • Alums of top theater programs in the nation.
  • Teachers in leading institutions in
    the U.S and abroad.
  • Here to help you with your application every step of the way!
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Jackson Gay

Off-Broadway and Regional Director

Yale Alumna

Taught at: Julliard, Yale
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Ellen Parks

Casting Director

Shakespeare & Co. Alumna

Taught at: NYU, Columbia, Smith College
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Yagil Eliraz

Stage director

Yale Alum

Taught at: Amherst College
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Ellen Kaplan

Stage director, Actress, Playwright

University of North Carolina alumna

Taught at: Smith College
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Eugene Ma

Actor, Director, Educator

Yale Alum

Taught at: Columbia, Harvard, Yale
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Margot Bordelon

Off-Broadway and Regional Director

Yale Alum

Taught at: Pace
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100% Satisfaction Guarantee!
If you’re not 100% satisfied, get a
full refund, even after your first session!

See Our Return Policy in Our Terms and Condition

Not sure which package is right for you? Have questions?

  • Take a look at our FAQ below
  • Click here to set up a free consultation meeting, to get all the answers you need!
  • You can also contact us by email or phone, or send us a quick message in the chat box.
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On-demand Acting Courses

Afraid of performing Shakespeare? Not sure how to make professional pre-screenings? Does On-camera acting stress you?
No worries, we’ve got you covered!
We offer exclusive, newly produced, on-demand acting courses to help you prepare for winning auditions. Learn at your own pace from expert teachers who’ve taught similar courses for years at institutions like Yale, NYU, and Columbia.
Self-taping and On-camera Acting Performing Shakespeare
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Peter Francis James

Performing Shakespeare

Course Highlights :
  • Learn the key tools for acting Shakespeare
  • Boost your confidence and knowledge
  • Learn How to prepare your monologue
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Ellen Parks

Self-taping u0026
on-camera acting

Course Highlights :
  • Learn the essentials of on-camera acting
  • Master the technicalities of self-taping
  • Audition digitally like a pro
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Frequently asked questions

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  • Choose the coach you want to work with.
  • Onboarding meeting with your coach and our admission specialist: getting to know you and determining your work plan.
  • Schedule all your meetings with the coach and the admissions specialist.
  • Meet with your coach and admission specialist to work on all parts of your application.
  • In between meetings, work on your own to draft the documents and prepare the monologues your application includes.
  • Get live and offline help and feedback from your coach and admission specialist.
  • Progress and complete all parts of your application.
  • Submit your winning application to your list of acting programs!
  • Attend your auditions, get callbacks, receive those coveted acceptance letters, and choose your top program!
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  • Click on the coaches’ photos here above, in the carousel, to read about each coach and watch their video message.
  • Once you purchase a coaching package, you will be directed to a page where you can choose your coach. You’ll also be prompted to send your coach some info about yourself and your goals.
  • The coach you chose will email you to set up your first meeting.
  • For the rest of the process, see the answer to question #1 above.
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  • Yes, and no questions asked! You could switch to a different coach if you met with the coach you chose and didn’t feel it was a good match. You can only change once, though.
  • To switch to a different coach, please email info@theater.academy, and we’ll set you up with another coach of your choice (pending their availability)
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  • The decision to accept or reject you as an applicant is only in the hands of the school you’re applying to, and we can’t influence their decision.
  • Your coach will do their best to make you a top candidate, but we can’t
    guarantee acceptance.
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We’re always just an email or a phone call away! Please see our contact us page for our contact information.
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