ATP (Conservatory Acting Track) is for the career-bound acting student. It is modeled after a variety of other conservatory-based (all-inclusive, taught by professionals) training programs. It includes modules on acting, singing, modern dance, tap dance, ballet, voice & speech for the actor, Shakespeare, text analysis, scene study, acting styles, movement for the actor, mask work and a variety of other topics. This is a rigorous program with a backstage crew requirement. Many ATP graduates go on to professional conservatories (such as the American Conservatory Theatre) or top-tier universities (UCLA, NYU, Yale). The ATP is designed to get our graduates into programs that create career actors.
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Meet Our Students:
I started my career on the stage with dance when I was five years old. I have always had a passion for performing, and have been enamored with acting. In high school I took my first theatre class and fell in love with it. I knew I wanted to further my training for the theatre in college, and discovered the Actor Training Program. The training I have received through ATP is really indescribable. Not only has it taught me the essentials of becoming a great actor, but I learned a great deal about myself. I am so fortunate to have worked with professional, accomplished teachers who have given me invaluable advice and guidance. One of my favorite parts of the program was learning stage combat. It was so much fun it was hard to believe I was at “school.” The program has inspired me to further my theater training, and I hope to earn my B.A. as well as M.F.A. in theatre someday. -- Morgan Frazer Class of ‘08SCT: Intimate Apparel, The Shadow Box, Dead Man Walking
During my senior year of high school I took my first theatre class, which led to my first musical, The Music Man. It dawned on me that acting made me genuinely happy because of the work I put into it as well how the audience is affected. Having heard about ATP from a cast member, I auditioned and my life has taken a 360 since then. The best part of the program is that every teacher is a working professional, so they are living proof of their word. Being a conservatory-based program, ATP makes it easy to approach faculty for help with anything and everything. This program has helped me grow tremendously as an actor, singer, dancer, and as a person and has made me realize that learning never stops. – Anthony Williams Class of '09
Solano Repetory Theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Will C. Wood HS: The Music Man
For more information contact Carla Spindt, ATP Conservatory Director at carla.spindt@solano.edu or at 707-864-7000 x4697