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American Academy of Dramatic Arts

January 25, 2023

Not to be confused with the former name of a performing arts institute in Sydney with the same acronym – the Australian Academy of Dramatic Art.

The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a private performing arts conservatory with two locations, one in Manhattan and one in Los Angeles. The academy offers an associate degree in occupational studies and teaches drama and related arts in the areas of theater, film, and television. Students also have the opportunity to audition for the third-year theater company. Students can usually transfer completed credits to another college or university to finish a bachelor's degree if they choose.

American Academy of Dramatic Arts
TypePrivate conservatory
Established1884
FounderFranklin Haven Sargent
EndowmentApprox. $5 million
PresidentSusan Zech (born 1971)[i]
Academic staff
New York total: 39[a]
(31 of 39 part time)
Los Angeles total: 50[a]
(41 of 50 part-time)
Administrative staff
New York: 39[b]
Los Angeles: 39[b]
StudentsNew York: 524[1]
Los Angeles: 303[1]
Other students
Summer Intensives
Location
New York City, New York and
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
CampusUrban
ColorsGold and Black   
AffiliationsNAICU, MSA
Websitewww.aada.edu
Academy at the former Colony Club building in Manhattan

History

The oldest acting school in the English-speaking world,[2] the academy in New York City was founded in 1884 by Franklin Haven Sargent, a graduate of Harvard University and professor of speech and elocution at his alma mater.[3] Sargent's vision was to establish a school to train actors for the stage. Its first home was the original Lyceum Theatre on what is now Park Avenue South. In 1963, the school moved to its current home, a landmark building designed by the American Renaissance architect Stanford White for the Colony Club.[c]

In 1974, the academy opened another campus in Pasadena, California, which made it the only professional actor-training school in both major centers of American entertainment. The Los Angeles campus moved from Pasadena to Hollywood in 2001 in a new building next to the Jim Henson Company Lot.

Academics

The academy remains dedicated to training professional actors. It offers a two-year program in which students have to be invited back for the second year. Auditions are held at the end of the second year for the third-year company.[d] As well as training for the theatre, it now offers courses in film and television, providing a structured, professionally oriented program that stresses self-discovery, self-discipline and individuality. Students who graduate in New York receive an Associate of Occupational Studies degree; students who graduate in Hollywood receive a Certificate of Completion or an Associate of Arts degree in acting. Students from New York and Los Angeles can get a Bachelor of Arts degree from selected universities.

Numerous students of the academy have gone on to careers in the entertainment industry. Alumni of the academy have been nominated for 110 Oscars, 317 Emmys and 94 Tonys.

Notable alumni

Among the notable people who attended the AADA are:[e]

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Notable faculty

Notable faculty include:

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Sue Zech (né Susan Elizabeth Zech; born 1971) is the President of the AADA. She is a native of Westlake, Ohio, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Management (1993) from the University of Dayton.

Secondary

  1. ^ a b Peterson's [College Guide] (2019) (retrieved April 5, 2019)
    "American Academy of Dramatic Arts–New York"
    "American Academy of Dramatic Arts–Los Angeles"
  2. ^ Nemy, Enid (June 11, 1985). "Oldest Acting School Fetes Its 100th Birthday". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "History and Heritage | the American Academy of Dramatic Arts".
  4. ^ a b c d e f Alleman, Richard (1988), The Movie Lover's Guide to New York, New York: Harper & Row, ISBN 0060960809 p.165
  5. ^ Ward, Matthew (2015-01-26). "Former Miss Virginia from Suffolk Dies". Suffolk News-Herald. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  6. ^ "Christina Fontanelli sings 'Christmas in Italy' program." Union City Reporter, November 28, 2010, Page 20
  7. ^ Collins, Bob (2017-02-01). "Gwen Gillen was much more than the Mary Tyler Moore statue". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  8. ^ Themal, Harry F. (née Harry Fred Themal; born 1931). "Raters Prune 'Orange' – True to Hypocritical Oath." The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware). (September 25, 1972): p. 32 (accessible via Newspapers.com at www.newspapers.com/image/163904125; subscription required).
  9. ^ Harry Prescott Hanaford, Dixie Hines, eds., Who's who in Music and Drama (H. P. Hanaford 1914): 311.
  10. ^ "Donnelly, Miss Dorothy Agnes," Who's Who on the Stage, Walter Lyman Browne (1856–1911) & Emanuel DeRoy Koch (1887–1975), B.W. Dodge & Co. (Benjamin Wales Dodge; 1862–1917) (1908), p. 134
  11. ^ "Williams, Fritz (Frederick Williams)," Who's Who on the Stage, Walter Lyman Browne (1856–1911) & Frederick Arnold Austin (1874–1961), editors and publishers (1906), p. 228

Primary

  1. ^ a b "Faculty Directory". American Academy of Dramatic Arts. 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Executive Leadership & Staff Directory". American Academy of Dramatic Arts. 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "History and Heritage". aada.edu. American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ^ "The Academy's Approach" 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine on the AADA website
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn "Notable Alumni" AADA website
  6. ^ Annual Catalogue, American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Empire Theatre (1904): 73, 75.

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  • Official website

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Not to be confused with the former name of a performing arts institute in Sydney with the same acronym the Australian Academy of Dramatic Art The American Academy of Dramatic Arts AADA is a private performing arts conservatory with two locations one in Manhattan and one in Los Angeles The academy offers an associate degree in occupational studies and teaches drama and related arts in the areas of theater film and television Students also have the opportunity to audition for the third year theater company Students can usually transfer completed credits to another college or university to finish a bachelor s degree if they choose American Academy of Dramatic ArtsTypePrivate conservatoryEstablished1884FounderFranklin Haven SargentEndowmentApprox 5 millionPresidentSusan Zech born 1971 i Academic staffNew York total 39 a 31 of 39 part time Los Angeles total 50 a 41 of 50 part time Administrative staffNew York 39 b Los Angeles 39 b StudentsNew York 524 1 Los Angeles 303 1 Other studentsSummer IntensivesLocationNew York City New York andLos Angeles California United StatesCampusUrbanColorsGold and Black AffiliationsNAICU MSAWebsitewww wbr aada wbr eduAcademy at the former Colony Club building in Manhattan Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Notable alumni 4 Notable faculty 5 Notes and references 5 1 Notes 5 2 Secondary 5 3 Primary 6 External linksHistory EditThe oldest acting school in the English speaking world 2 the academy in New York City was founded in 1884 by Franklin Haven Sargent a graduate of Harvard University and professor of speech and elocution at his alma mater 3 Sargent s vision was to establish a school to train actors for the stage Its first home was the original Lyceum Theatre on what is now Park Avenue South In 1963 the school moved to its current home a landmark building designed by the American Renaissance architect Stanford White for the Colony Club c In 1974 the academy opened another campus in Pasadena California which made it the only professional actor training school in both major centers of American entertainment The Los Angeles campus moved from Pasadena to Hollywood in 2001 in a new building next to the Jim Henson Company Lot Academics EditThe academy remains dedicated to training professional actors It offers a two year program in which students have to be invited back for the second year Auditions are held at the end of the second year for the third year company d As well as training for the theatre it now offers courses in film and television providing a structured professionally oriented program that stresses self discovery self discipline and individuality Students who graduate in New York receive an Associate of Occupational Studies degree students who graduate in Hollywood receive a Certificate of Completion or an Associate of Arts degree in acting Students from New York and Los Angeles can get a Bachelor of Arts degree from selected universities Numerous students of the academy have gone on to careers in the entertainment industry Alumni of the academy have been nominated for 110 Oscars 317 Emmys and 94 Tonys Notable alumni EditAmong the notable people who attended the AADA are e A Walter Abel 1918 e Jay Acovone 1978 e Marla Adams 1958 e Derek Ahonen Rae Allen 1947 e Don Amendolia 1966 e Tige Andrews 1946 e Kwaw Ansah 1965 e Carmen Argenziano 1964 e Katie Aselton 2004 e Armand Assante 1969 e Tom Atkins 1967 e Hank Azaria 1980 e B Lauren Bacall 1942 4 Jim Backus 1933 4 Eion Bailey 1996 e Conrad Bain 1948 e Brenda Bakke Anne Bancroft 1950 Diana Barrymore Chris Bauer Frances Bavier 1925 e Douglas Carter Beane 1980 e Graham Beckel 1972 e Doris Belack 1945 e Gaston Bell Gil Bellows 1987 e Robby Benson Peter Bergman 1975 e Samuel Bernstein Lyle Bettger 1937 William Blinn 1957 e Linwood Boomer 1977 e Lee Bowman 1936 e Jocelyn Brando 1942 e Michael Brandon 1967 e Laura Branigan 1972 e Eileen Brennan 1956 e Lisa Brescia 1991 e Beth Broderick 1977 e Adrien Brody specialized training 1993 e Rose Marie Brown 5 Joyce Bulifant 1958 e Michael J Burg C J D Cannon 1942 e Dale Carnegie 1912 e Max Casella 1987 e John Cassavetes 1950 e Nick Cassavetes 1980 e Kim Cattrall 1974 e Jessica Chastain 1998 e George Coe 1956 e Enrico Colantoni 1985 e Nicholas Colasanto 1952 e Angela Theresa Collins known as Angela Theresa Egic previously 1984 e Jennifer Coolidge 1982 e Amanda Crew Hume Cronyn 1934 e Max Crumm Bob Cummings 4 Helen Curry D Marc Daniels Martin Davidson Brad Davis 4 Jeremy Davies 1990 e Johanna Day 1984 e Cecil B DeMille 1900 e William Devane 1961 e Danny DeVito 1966 e Colleen Dewhurst 1947 e Diana Douglas 1941 e Illeana Douglas 1983 e Kirk Douglas 1941 e Cara Duff MacCormick Julia Duffy 1972 e Nora Dunblane 1899 f Charles Durning 1948 e Alexis Dziena E Clare Eames 1918 e Christine Ebersole 1975 e Eric Edwards 1967 Vince Edwards 1950 e Ethyl Eichelberger David Eigenberg 1986 e Rene Enriquez 1960 e F James Farentino 1958 e Gail Fisher 1958 e Cristina Fontanelli 6 Nina Foch 1942 e Harriet Ford Nicole Forester 1993 e Jorja Fox 1990 e Elizabeth Franz 1962 e Deborra Lee Furness G Troy Garity 1995 e Sally Gifford Gwen Gillen 7 Larry Gilliard Jr Joanna Going 1985 e Joan Goodfellow 1972 8 Ruth Gordon 1914 e Robert Gossett 1976 e Bruce Greenwood 1981 e Luke Grimes 2004 e Burt Grinstead Gugu Gumede 2012 H Leisha Hailey Ron Hale 1967 e Emily Wakeman Hartley 9 David Hartman 1961 e Susan Haskell 1991 e Anne Hathaway specialized training 1993 e Dennis Haysbert 1977 e Florence Henderson 1953 e Martin Hewitt Judd Hirsch 1962 e Alice Hirson 1948 e Sterling Holloway 1923 e David Huddleston 1958 e I Lela Ivey citation needed J Kate Jackson 1970 e John James 1977 e Melissa James Gibson 1984 e Herbert Jefferson Jr 1969 Jennifer Jones 1939 e K Florence Kahn Garson Kanin 1933 e John Karlen 1958 e Grace Kelly 1949 e Elizabeth Kemp Sally Kirkland 1961 e Elias Koteas 1983 e Stepfanie Kramer 1977 e L Casey LaBow 2007 e Caroline Lagerfelt 1969 e Ron Leibman 1958 e Sam Levene 1927 e Matthew Lillard 1990 e Howard Lindsay 1908 e Cleavon Little 1967 e John Lone 1978 e Marion Lorne 1904 e Lucille Lortel 1921 e James Luisi 1958 e M Taylor Mac Harriet E MacGibbon Rosie Malek Yonan Randolph Mantooth Mrinalini Sarabhai Marie Noelle Marquis Robin Mathews 1994 e Melanie Mayron 1972 e Stephen McHattie 1968 e Leonard Melfi Ioannis Melissanidis Dina Merrill 1944 e Justine Miceli 1982 e Judson Mills 1991 e Katherine Moennig 1998 e Michael Mosley Elizabeth Montgomery 1953 e Agnes Moorehead 1929 e Frank Morgan 1914 e Anita Morris 1962 e Carrie Anne Moss 1988 e Don Murray 1948 e Louis Mustillo 1983 e N Mary Nash Novella Nelson 1961 e Eric Nenninger 1999 e Hayley Marie Norman O Pat O Brien Michael O Keefe specialized training 1974 e Keito Okamoto 2020 citation needed Jim O Rear Timothy Omundson Glenn Ordway Kelly Overton 1999 e Catherine Dale Owen P Angel Parker 1999 e Sarah Paulson specialized training 1992 e Jimmy Pardo Donna Pescow 1975 e Alex Pettyfer specialized training 2004 e Michael Pitt specialized training 1998 e Rick Polizzi 1983 e Billy Pollina Tom Poston 1947 e William Powell 1913 e Dory Previn 1943 e R Robert Redford 1959 e Nicolas Winding Refn Joe Regalbuto 1970 e Don Rickles 1948 e Thelma Ritter 1922 e Jason Robards 1948 e Jason Robards Sr 1911 e Eric Roberts 4 John Roberts 1991 e Edward G Robinson 1913 e Zuleikha Robinson 1997 e Hayden Rorke 1932 e Charlotte Rothwell Gena Rowlands 1952 e Paul Rudd 1991 e Rosalind Russell 1929 e S Melanie Safka Gary Sandy 1968 e John Savage 1969 e John Saxon 4 Diana Scarwid 1975 e Kathryn Leigh Scott 1966 Joseph Schildkraut 1913 e William G Schilling 1969 e Annabella Sciorra 1980 e Adam Scott 1993 e Kim Shaw Brooke Smith Jaclyn Smith 1966 Keith Randolph Smith 1986 e French Stewart 1985 e Timothy D Stickney 1985 e Slavko Sobin Ezra Stone 1935 e Kevin Sussman Loretta Swit 1959 e Eric Szmanda 1996 e T Renee Taylor 1951 e Ron Taylor 1975 e Ernest Thomas 1974 e Gene Tierney Gary Tomlin 1971 e Constance Towers 1952 e Spencer Tracy 1923 e Claire Trevor 1929 e Manu Tupou V Scott Valentine 1980 e W Robert Walker 1939 e M Emmet Walsh 1961 e Lucille Watson 1902 e Peter Weller 1972 e Shannon Whirry Warren William August Wittgenstein Z Helena Zachos Constance Zimmer 1990 e Notable faculty EditNotable faculty include David Dean Bottrell Karen Hensel Sandy Martin Ian Ogilvy Scott Reiniger Timothy D Stickney Sara Mildred Strauss Fred Williams ne Frederick James Williams 1829 1900 who in the late nineteenth century had been stage director of Daly s Theatre stage director of the Lyceum Theatre on Park Avenue and Dean of the Faculty of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts 10 Fred Williams son Fritz Williams 1865 1930 was also an actor 11 Williams was an uncle of actress Dorothy Donnelly 1876 1928 Notes and references EditNotes Edit Sue Zech ne Susan Elizabeth Zech born 1971 is the President of the AADA She is a native of Westlake Ohio and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Management 1993 from the University of Dayton Secondary Edit a b Peterson s College Guide 2019 retrieved April 5 2019 American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York American Academy of Dramatic Arts Los Angeles Nemy Enid June 11 1985 Oldest Acting School Fetes Its 100th Birthday The New York Times Retrieved September 1 2012 History and Heritage the American Academy of Dramatic Arts a b c d e f Alleman Richard 1988 The Movie Lover s Guide to New York New York Harper amp Row ISBN 0060960809 p 165 Ward Matthew 2015 01 26 Former Miss Virginia from Suffolk Dies Suffolk News Herald Retrieved 2015 02 14 Christina Fontanelli sings Christmas in Italy program Union City Reporter November 28 2010 Page 20 Collins Bob 2017 02 01 Gwen Gillen was much more than the Mary Tyler Moore statue Minnesota Public Radio Retrieved 2017 02 27 Themal Harry F nee Harry Fred Themal born 1931 Raters Prune Orange True to Hypocritical Oath The News Journal Wilmington Delaware September 25 1972 p 32 accessible via Newspapers com at www wbr newspapers wbr com wbr image wbr 163904125 subscription required Harry Prescott Hanaford Dixie Hines eds Who s who in Music and Drama H P Hanaford 1914 311 Donnelly Miss Dorothy Agnes Who s Who on the Stage Walter Lyman Browne 1856 1911 amp Emanuel DeRoy Koch 1887 1975 B W Dodge amp Co Benjamin Wales Dodge 1862 1917 1908 p 134 Williams Fritz Frederick Williams Who s Who on the Stage Walter Lyman Browne 1856 1911 amp Frederick Arnold Austin 1874 1961 editors and publishers 1906 p 228 Primary Edit a b Faculty Directory American Academy of Dramatic Arts 2019 Retrieved April 5 2019 a b Executive Leadership amp Staff Directory American Academy of Dramatic Arts 2019 Retrieved April 5 2019 History and Heritage aada edu American Academy of Dramatic Arts Retrieved 2 February 2016 The Academy s Approach Archived 2011 10 26 at the Wayback Machine on the AADA website a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn Notable Alumni AADA website Annual Catalogue American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Empire Theatre 1904 73 75 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to American Academy of Dramatic Arts Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Academy of Dramatic Arts amp oldid 1101029535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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