Portland Actors Conservatory Conducts Chicago Interviews Beginning 2/1

Portland Actors Conservatory, the premiere school for professional actor training in the Pacific Northwest, will conduct interviews for candidacy to its Two Year program in Chicago Feb. 1-3. Interested candidates may email associate director Philip Cuomo at philip@actorsconservatory.com to schedule an interview.

"We're thrilled to bring our national recruitment effort to a city so rich in theater history and talent," said Philip Cuomo, associate director. "There's a great cross-cultural current between Chicago and Portland, and this is the perfect way to maximize creative stimulation between our creative pools."

Portland Actors Conservatory's Two Year Program is a fulltime, 32-hour/week intensive immersion in the study of acting which offers Federal Financial Aid packages, an extraordinary student/teacher ratio, and professional performance opportunities in the students' second year. Graduates work locally and nationally in television, film and theater. Portland Actors Conservatory is a nondegree granting program for students over 18 years old who meet application criteria and want to devote themselves fully to the study of acting.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Portland Actors Conservatory is the premiere school for professional actor training in the Pacific Northwest. Artistic director Beth Harper leads the Conservatory's multiple offerings including its fulltime, Two Year Professional Training Program, ongoing Studio Class offerings, and the Summer on Stage youth theatre program. Portland Actors Conservatory provides the highest standard in actor training with distinguished faculty including Beth Harper, Connor Kerns, Philip Cuomo, and Michael Mendelson among others. The Conservatory is located near Portland, Ore.'s City Center in the historic Firehouse Theatre, housing an upstairs studio space as well an intimate 70-seat theatre. Portland Actors Conservatory annually produces a three show season featuring its second year students working alongside professional guest artists, in addition to two student showcases. Portland Actors Conservatory is Oregon's only independent professional actor training school accredited with the National Association of Schools of Theatre.

 

 

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