The ACADEMY is a regimented, 9-month conservatory program comprised of an elite group of 14 artists. This comprehensive training program runs three times a week, demands a high level of commitment from its students, offers more intensive and individualized training and provides more time to study, practice and apply the Black Box Method©. The curriculum for The ACADEMY spans every aspect of the industry and culminates in a final event created by a Chicago director, the Black Box Team and The ACADEMY ensemble.
THE ACADEMY FAQs
How is The ACADEMY different from The STUDIO?
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How are students selected for The ACADEMY ensemble?
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Once prospective students have submitted The ACADEMY application, select students will be invited to audition. This audition will be a working session that includes one monologue, one side and an interview. The ACADEMY Admissions Team will then invite an ensemble of the bravest and most willing Revolutionaries to join Black Box Acting for the next nine months. Request an application here.
What experience do your Instructors have?
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All Black Box Instructors are working artists in the theatre and film industry, as well as practicing students. They are individually invited to the Black Box Instructor Training Program. After graduation, Instructors continue their education through ongoing training. Black Box Instructors hold themselves to the same standards as their students, so don’t be surprised to see them in class with you. For a more detailed look at our Instructors, visit our TEAM page for bios and testimonials.
Will I be able to work while I’m a member of the ACADEMY ensemble?
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The ACADEMY meets three times a week, during daytime hours, for 9-months. The schedule, while rigorous, is designed so students can work while fully committing to their training.
Do you offer payment plans?
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Yes. After your deposit you have the option to split your tuition in 2 or 4 payments.
What is the Black Box Method©?
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The Black Box Method© follows a regimented and streamlined curriculum based on the Meisner Technique. The Black Box Method© unleashes physical and emotional impulses, frees the imagination and builds stamina, focus and endurance while training actors to live truthfully and fearlessly under imagined circumstances. The Black Box Method© trains actors to uphold integrity, honesty and bravery at all times. We train you to Work Hard and Be Fearless.
What are Meisner and Viewpoints?
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Sanford Meisner advocated fully immersing yourself in the moment through commitment to a scene’s circumstances. Viewpoints is a technique based on work by Anne Bogart and Tina Landau and gives you the tools to discover how your body can fuel your acting process. Simply put, at Black Box we use the Meisner Technique and Viewpoints to teach you how to “not act.” You will learn to live fully on stage as yourself, follow physical impulses and commit 100% to the given circumstances of a script.
What if the question I have is not answered on this page?
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We’re always here to help you, so please don’t hesitate to email the Director of Admissions at [email protected] with any questions you don’t see answered here!
