New York City: Acting Capital of the World
Actors and actresses new to NYC will have a hard time acclimating. There are literally thousands of resources for performers in New York, with advice coming from hundreds of directions, often all at once.
Here are some resources I found helpful while developing my own acting career in New York City.
Performer’s Unions
Actor’s Equity Association (AEA)
165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10036
American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (AFTRA)
260 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG)
360 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10017
American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
363 7th Aveenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 675-1003
Studios and Rehearsal Space
TVI Actor’s Studio
165 West 46th Street, Ste. 509
New York, NY 10036
Champion Studios
257 w 39 st , 14th floor
New York , NY 10018
Where Eagles Dare
347 West 36th Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Ripley / Grier
520 Eighth Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10018
939 Eighth Avenue, Suite 307
New York, NY 10019
131 West 72nd Street
New York, NY 10023
News and Auditions
Workshops and Showcases
TVI Actor’s Studio
165 West 46th Street, Ste. 509
New York, NY 10036
Actor’s Connection
630 9th Avenue, #1410
New York, NY 10036
One on One Productions
126 West 23rd Street
New York, New York 10011
Classes and Coaching
Kimball Studio
78 5th Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Patrick Mellen (Alexander Technique)
Private Coaching
HB Studio
120 Bank Street
New York, NY 10014
Atlantic Theater Company
76 Ninth Avenue, Ste. 537
New York, NY 10011
William Esper Studio
261 West 35th Street
New York, NY 10001
Neighborhood Playhouse
340 East 54th Street
New York, NY 10022
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
120 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
211 West 61st Street
New York, NY 10023
New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts
(formerly School for Film and Television)
39 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
Voice Lessons
Siobhan Kolker
New York/New Jersey
Dance Classes
Steps on Broadway
2121 Broadway
New York, N.Y. 10023
Broadway Dance Center
221 W. 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
These are just a few examples from places I’ve either experienced myself, or heard good things about.
Websites
Career Guidance
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The New York Agent Book, 8th Edition
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Acting Professionally
by Robert Cohen
How to be a Working Actor
by Mari Lyn Henry and Lynne Rogers
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