Performance opportunities at Hartt are extensive and designed to expose students to plays from across the theatrical repertoire. Starting with second year projects and culminating with full-scale, professionally designed productions, the plays are chosen to provide each class with challenging onstage experiences. In the spring semester of the third year, Actor Training students receive approximately ten weeks of intensive Shakespeare training in England.

The Hartt School conducts live auditions and interviews for actor training applicants on campus as well as in select cities around the United States. High School Completion is required. You will be required to present the following results: 2.75 (out of 4.0) 3.75 (out of 5.0) 80% (out of 100) If your native language is not English, you are required to prove your ability in the English Language