The Official page of the Graduate Acting Program and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
The Graduate Acting Program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts has, since its inception in 1966, grown to become one of the most rigorous and celebrated MFA acting programs in the country. Yearly pooling from 900 plus actors, a select 16 are chosen to enter into the incoming class. Some of the alumni include Debra Messing, Nina Arianda, Billy Crudup, Michael C. Hall, Peter Krause, Kevin Carroll, Ba
02/19/2026
We’re a week away from ! Join us as our graduating Class of 2026 presents new, original, and thrilling pieces as part of this beloved tradition. Swipe through to see what’s in store and then grab your tickets with the link in our bio.
Tickets - tickets.nyugradacting.com
02/12/2026
Huge congratulations to Coach Meg Barber and the NYU Women’s Basketball team on setting a D-III record with their 82nd consecutive win this weekend! Our program was fortunate to experience Coach Barber’s leadership and generosity firsthand during the Grad Acting Class of 2025’s production of Flex, where she dedicated her time and expertise to training our actors. We love to see athletics and the arts collide 🏀💜
GO VIOLETS! Team Flex is rooting for you all!
02/05/2026
Happy Opening Night to the cast and crew of Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches, written by Tony Kushner, and directed by Sivan Battat 🎉
Congrats to the team!
Set Design: Devon Sun
Costume Design: Genevieve McCormick
Lighting Design: Dani Draper
Sound Design: Jordan Rose Bernstein
Stage Manager: Chaz Strickland
📸 Photo Credits by Ella Bromblin
02/04/2026
It’s opening night! Congratulations to the cast and crew of Witch, written by Jen Silverman, and directed by Scott Illingworth 🎉
Ticket link in bio.
Set Coordinator: Eugenia Furneaux
Costume Coordinator: Genevieve McCormick
Lighting Coordinator: Seth Brown
Sound Designer & Composer: Takalay Hamill
Stage Manager: Caro Sutton-Schott
📸 Photo Credit: Ella Bromblin
12/18/2025
We are beaming with Grad Acting pride for Sterling K. Brown (’01) and Billy Crudup (’94) on their 83rd Annual Golden Globe nominations!
Sterling is nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role in Hulu’s Paradise, and Billy is nominated for Best Supporting Actor on Television for Apple TV+’s The Morning Show. Congratulations, Billy and Sterling!
12/17/2025
NYU is days away from closing for Winter Break, so our program wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season and encourage all of our prospective students to apply! The application deadline to join Grad Acting this upcoming Fall is on January 5th at 12:00 PM EST. If you have any questions leading up to your submission, you may reach out to us through this Friday. We hope to see your application and meet you soon!
11/07/2025
We hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know some of our faculty and elements of the Year 1 curriculum! Clips about Year 2 and 3 coming soon!
In the meantime, please join us for an information session next week to learn more about us!
Rounding out this week’s introductions of our Movement faculty, meet one of our fantastic Alexander Technique faculty members, Kim Jessor!
In this clip Kim introduces the Alexander technique, watch the full video via the link in our bio.
Visit the link in our bio to find the application to join us next Fall!
Meet our Faculty: Jim Calder
Now is the time to apply! Visit the link in our bio to find our application.
10/11/2025
We’re incredibly grateful to for giving our students the opportunity to see his unforgettable production of . It was also a joy to witness and cheer on our Co-Head of Acting and esteemed faculty member in his masterful performance! A master class all around. We thank you all!
09/29/2025
We are thrilled and grateful to announce the launch of the Daniel Dae Kim scholarship for the Grad Acting Program!
This supremely generous gift from Daniel, Grad Acting class of 1996, will support and empower actors in our program for generations to come.
Our deepest thanks to you, Daniel!