American Academy of Dramatic Arts

Short description: Private performing arts conservatory

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.

American Academy of Dramatic Arts

Type| Private drama school
Established| 1884
Founder| Franklin Haven Sargent
Endowment| Approx. $5 million
President| Susan Zech

Academic staff

| New York total: 39[1]
(31 of 39 part time)
Los Angeles total: 50[1]
(41 of 50 part-time)

Administrative staff

| New York: 39[2]
Los Angeles: 39[2]
Students| New York: 524[3]
Los Angeles: 303[3]

Other students

| Summer Intensives
Location|

New York City and Los Angeles

United States

Campus| Urban
|u}}rs| Gold and Black
Affiliations| NAICU, MSA
Website| www.aada.edu

The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a private drama school with one locations, one in New York City and recently closed one in Los Angeles [4]. 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, which showcases upcoming talent to the school and community. Students can usually transfer completed credits to another college or university to finish a bachelor's degree if they choose.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Academics
* 3 Notable alumni and faculty
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

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.[5] 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.[6]

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. In April 2024, the academy announced the closure of the Los Angeles campus after the 2024–2025 academic year due to declining enrollment and financial pressures.[7][8]

## 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.[9] 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.[10][11]

Numerous students of the academy have gone on to have notable careers in the entertainment industry.[12][13]

## Notable alumni and faculty

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Faculty Directory". 2019. https://www.aada.edu/about/faculty-directory/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Executive Leadership & Staff Directory". 2019. https://www.aada.edu/about/administration/#department:all/campus:all.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Peterson's [College Guide] (2019) (retrieved April 5, 2019)

"American Academy of Dramatic Arts–New York"
"American Academy of Dramatic Arts–Los Angeles"

4. ↑ "American Academy of Dramatic Arts Program Document" (PDF). https://www.aada.edu/uploads/files/documents/3e22e1f648.pdf.
5. ↑ "History and Heritage | the American Academy of Dramatic Arts". https://www.aada.edu/about/history-and-heritage/.
6. ↑ "History and Heritage". American Academy of Dramatic Arts. https://www.aada.edu/about/history-and-heritage/.
7. ↑ Rice, Lynette (2024-07-24). "Los Angeles Campus Of American Academy of Dramatic Arts School To Close; Alumni, Parents Call For Removal Of President & Board Chair" (in en-US). https://deadline.com/2024/07/american-academy-of-dramatic-arts-school-los-angeles-campus-closing-1236017937/.
8. ↑ "LA campus of American Academy of Dramatic Arts to close next year" (in en). 2024-07-27. https://abc7.com/post/los-angeles-campus-american-academy-dramatic-arts-close/15102792/.
9. ↑ "The Academy's Approach" on the AADA website
10. ↑ "American Academy of Dramatic Arts | Council for Higher Education Accreditation". https://www.chea.org/american-academy-dramatic-arts.
11. ↑ "American Academy of Dramatic Arts-West, California USA". https://www.internationalstudent.com/school-search/44/usa/california/american-academy-of-dramatic-arts-west/.
12. ↑ "American Academy of Dramatic Arts" (in en-US). 2023-10-25. https://flatironnomad.nyc/history/american-academy-of-dramatic-arts/.
13. ↑ "Alumni Career Highlights". https://www.aada.edu/article/alumni-career-highlights.

## External links

* Official website

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Colleges and universities in Los Angeles County

Public universities|

* California State University
* Dominguez Hills
* Long Beach
* Los Angeles
* Northridge
* Pomona
* University of California (Los Angeles)

Private universities|

* Academy for Jewish Religion
* AFI
* Alliant
* AADA
* American Jewish
* AMDA
* Antioch
* Art Center
* Azusa Pacific
* Biola
* CalArts
* Caltech
* Claremont Colleges
* Claremont Graduate
* Claremont McKenna
* Harvey Mudd
* Keck
* Pitzer
* Pomona
* Scripps
* Claremont Lincoln
* Claremont School of Theology
* Colburn
* Drew
* Fuller
* Hebrew Union
* King's
* La Verne
* Life Pacific
* Loyola Marymount
* Marymount California
* Master's
* Mount St. Mary's
* National
* Otis
* Occidental
* Pacific Oaks
* PRGS
* Pepperdine
* SCI-Arc
* SCU
* Southwestern
* USC
* UWest
* West Coast Baptist
* WesternU
* Whittier
* Woodbury

Community colleges|

* Antelope Valley
* Cerritos
* Citrus
* Canyons
* Compton
* East LA
* El Camino
* Glendale
* Long Beach
* LA City
* LA Harbor
* LA Mission
* LA Pierce
* LA Valley
* LA Southwest
* LA Trade-Technical
* Mt. San Antonio
* Pasadena
* Rio Hondo
* Santa Monica
* West LA

For-profit branches|

* Abraham Lincoln University
* American InterContinental
* California College of Music
* DeVry
* FIDM−Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
* Los Angeles College of Music
* LA Film
* New York Film Academy (Los Angeles)

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