London Theatre Program

Overview:

The London Theatre Program provides a rigorous and exciting challenge for young actors within a highly supportive and creative environment. Dilligence, good ensemble membership, a love of language and disciplined textual work are the starting points; alongside which we encourage and empower you to make bold, dynamic choices as actors; to trust your instincts and give them free reign; above all to exercize your imaginations energetically and realise your full potential in classes and productions that are both demanding and fulfilling.
Ian Wooldridge Dean



The London Theatre Program is designed for dedicated students who are passionate about their work and serious about acting. Students may enroll in the program in either the Fall or Spring semester. Those wishing to pursue their training more intensely are strongly encouraged to begin their training in the Fall and continue with the Advanced London Theatre Program in the Spring semester.

Both programs offer acting classes with leading artists from the British stage. These are complemented by individual tutorials where students work one on one with their teachers.

A faculty selected from Britain's foremost drama schools teaches technical classes in Voice, Movement and Stage Fighting. In addition master classes and workshops feature Britain's finest actors and directors.

The intense conservatory training is accompanied by classes in theatre history and dramatic criticism. Students go to see a wide range of high quality theatre currently playing in London and Stratford-upon-Avon.

The course climaxes with students performing full productions of British and European classical plays in a professional London Theatre.

The London Theatre Program is accredited by Sarah Lawrence College

Sarah Lawrence College is a small liberal arts college for men and women. The college is nationally renowned for its unique academic structure which combines small seminar classes with individual student-faculty conferences, and for its programs in the performing arts. (Sarah Lawrence was one of the first American colleges to include the performing and creative arts within a liberal arts curriculum). Sarah Lawrence also offers programs for undergraduates in Paris, Oxford, and Florence. The College's affiliation with BADA began in 1986.

Accreditation, Fees and Financial Aid:
Students receive a full semester of Sarah Lawrence College academic credit (15 credits) for each semester of the program, or 30 credits for the full year.

Tuition charges are the same as for Sarah Lawrence College. Sarah Lawrence students who normally receive aid may apply their awards to the London Theatre Program.

Non-Sarah Lawrence students may, in many cases, be able to apply financial aid they are currently receiving to the cost of the program. The Office of Financial Aid, as well as the Study Abroad Office at your home institution, can provide information about grants, loans and procedures for applying.

The tuition charge for the 2007-08 program is $18,615 per semester. The tuition charge includes all scheduled trips and excursions, special events, tickets and library fees. Students are responsible for their own travel costs to and from London. The charge for room is $4,400 per semester.

For further information contact:

Sarah Lawrence College
Office of International Programs
1 Mead Way
Bronxville, NY 10708-5999
(914) 395-2305 or (800) 873-4752
email: slcaway@sarahlawrence.edu


London Theatre Program Calendar:

Please contact Sarah Lawrence College directly
for program dates over the coming year.