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A Drama School is a higher education college which specialises in the vocational teaching of drama (i.e. acting, musical theatre and technical theatre). Students at such a college are normally awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) at the end of their studies.

Entry and application process

Entry to drama school is usually through an audition. Some schools make this a two-stage process. Places on an acting course are limited (usually well below 100) so those who fare best at the audition are selected. Most academies state that applicants must be over 18 years of age.

Auditions usually involve the performance of monologues and group workshops, but may also include a singing activity. This varies from academy to academy. For musical theatre degree, the emphasis is on showing one's talent as a singer. Most colleges offer recall auditions, often in several stages, in which students being considered for entry onto a course are brought back to audition again, demonstrating their talents further.

Course content

The courses offered by drama schools are heavily based on practical work, after all, their aim is to train students as professional actors for stage and camera work. Students are required to be enthusiastic and motivated in order to meet the demands offered by the course.

At the end of the final year (usually the third) most drama schools stage a performance to which agents and casting directors are invited, helping to build the future of graduates.

Funding

United Kingdom

In the UK, funding varies from drama school to drama school. Most drama schools are now part of Universities, such as the Central School of Speech and Drama, which is part of the University of London, or Drama Centre, which is part of the University of the Arts London. These tend to charge similar tuition fees to universities. Some drama schools, however, such as RADA, are private schools, and may charge up to four times as much as other academies. Student loans, drama awards and scholarships may help to provide students with their funding.

Drama / Acting Schools

British Schools

For more on British drama schools see the Conference Of Drama Schools Website below;

American Schools

Australian Schools

Indonesian Schools

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Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance.[1] It is derived from a Greek word meaning "action" (Classical Greek δράμα), derived from "to do" (Classical Greek
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For legal meaning of acting, see Acting (law).
For the military sense, see Acting (rank).


Acting is the work of an actor
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Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the
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Stagecraft is a generic term referring to the technical aspects of theatrical, film, and video production. It includes, but is not limited to, constructing and rigging scenery, hanging and focusing of lighting, design and procurement of costumes, makeup, and recording and mixing of
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B., from the Latin language, and four years in Scotland, the Republic of Ireland, the rest of Canada and the United States.
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audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer or other performing artist. It is used in the casting process to demonstrate the level and range of a performer's talent, and functions as a job interview for the performing arts.
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A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. Often the singer is accompanied by musicians and instruments. While many people sing for pleasure, vocal skill is usually a combination of innate talent and professional training.
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actor, actress, or player (see terminology) is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity.
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The Central School of Speech and Drama, a constituent college of the University of London since 2005, was founded in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students.
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University of London is a university based primarily in London. It is the second-largest university in the United Kingdom (after the Open University), with 135,090 campus-based students and over 40,000 in the University of London External Programme.
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The Drama Centre is a British drama school in Clerkenwell, London. The Centre is a part of Central Saint Martins College of the University of the Arts London[1] and is a member of the Conference of Drama Schools.
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University of the Arts London is a collegiate university and one of Europe's largest and leading centres for education in art communication and design. It also owns the Cochrane Theatre in Holborn. The Rector is Sir Michael Bichard.
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Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly" borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" (council) and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages.

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The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) is a British drama school located opposite the infamous prison in Wandsworth, south London, England. Now including training in acting and stage management at degree and postgraduate level, it also runs introductory workshops for younger
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The Arts Educational Schools, known colloquially as ArtsEd, comprise the School of Acting and the School of Musical Theatre, both based in Chiswick, London. The establishment is one of the United Kingdom's leading drama schools.
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Birmingham School of Acting is a United Kingdom drama school, located in Birmingham, formerly known as Birmingham School of Speech & Drama.

Two higher education courses exist with a range of part time, summer schools and short courses for adults and children.
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The Central School of Speech and Drama, a constituent college of the University of London since 2005, was founded in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students.
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The Drama Centre is a British drama school in Clerkenwell, London. The Centre is a part of Central Saint Martins College of the University of the Arts London[1] and is a member of the Conference of Drama Schools.
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East 15 is a professional acting school in Loughton, Essex. It occupies an 18th century mansion, Hatfields, and has its own theatre, the Corbett, adjacent. This is an adaptation of a 15th-century barn.
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Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. The first Guildhall School was housed in an old warehouse in Aldermanbury, but these premises soon proved too small.
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Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

LIPA's main entrance, on Mount Street

Building information
Location Liverpool
Country  England

Construction start date 1990
Completion date 7 June 1996

Cost £20m
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London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), founded 1861, is a leading British drama school in west London.

Since 2003, LAMDA has occupied a building near Hammersmith, previously used by the Royal Ballet School.
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Manchester Metropolitan University is a new English university based in the city of Manchester. It is the fourth largest university in Britain after the Open University, the University of London and the University of Manchester.
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Rose Bruford College (formerly the Rose Bruford Training College of Speech and Drama) is a prestigious British drama school, offering professional vocational training for the performing arts to BA and MA level.
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