NYU Tisch Grad Acting

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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

rry Bostwick, John Conlee, Daniel Dae Kim, Bruce Davison, Garret Dillahunt, Jeffrey Donovan, Aunjanue Ellis, Frankie R. Faison, Edi Gathegi, Jordan Gelber, Matthew Gray Gubler, Christopher Guest, Marcia Gay Harden, Jason Butler Harner, Mary Beth Hurt, Marin Hinkle, Neal Huff, Glenn Kessler, Tony Kushner, Eriq La Salle, Ron Lagomarsino, Camryn Manheim, Logan Marshall Green, Michael Mayer, John C. McGinley, Idina Menzel, Ntare Mwine, Danny Pino, Josh Radnor, Taylor Schilling, Ben Shenkman, Maggie Siff, Rocco Sisto, Enver Gjokaj, Stephen Spinella, Corey Stoll, Daniel Sunjata, Sean Patrick Thomas, Robin Weigert, Saul Williams, Jeff Whitty, Victor Williams, Rainn Wilson, Frank Wood, David Zabel, Daniel Zelman, Navi Rawat.

We’re a week away from  ! Join us as our graduating Class of 2026 presents new, original, and thrilling pieces as part o...
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

Huge congratulations to Coach Meg Barber and the NYU Women’s Basketball team on setting a D-III record with their 82nd c...
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!

Happy Opening Night to the cast and crew of Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches, written by Tony Kushner, ...
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

It’s opening night! Congratulations to the cast and crew of Witch, written by Jen Silverman, and directed by Scott Illin...
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

We are beaming with Grad Acting pride for Sterling K. Brown (’01) and Billy Crudup (’94) on their 83rd Annual Golden Glo...
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!

NYU is days away from closing for Winter Break, so our program wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season and encour...
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!

12/12/2025
We hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know some of our faculty and elements of the Year 1 curriculum! Clips about Year 2 and...
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!

10/31/2025

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!

                 

10/30/2025

Meet our Faculty: Jim Calder

Now is the time to apply! Visit the link in our bio to find our application.

                 

We’re incredibly grateful to   for giving our students the opportunity to see his unforgettable production of . It was a...
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!

We are thrilled and grateful to announce the launch of the Daniel Dae Kim scholarship for the Grad Acting Program! This ...
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!

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