Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training

Florida State University/Asolo
Conservatory for Actor Training
Type	Public
Established	1968
Dean	Dr. Sally E. McRorie
Location	Sarasota, Florida, US
Website	Official website

FSU Center for the Performing Arts, Sarasota, FL

The Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training or FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training is a three-year graduate program culminating in a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting. The program is operated by Florida State University in conjunction with the Asolo Repertory Theatre.

FSU/Asolo Conservatory[]

The program was initiated by the Florida State University School of Theatre in Tallahassee in 1968 and moved to Sarasota five years later to establish a permanent relationship with the Asolo Repertory Theatre.[1] It is currently housed in the , which is a multi-theater complex, located on The Ringling property which is managed by Florida State University http://www.ringling.org/

During the third year of the program, students are treated as company members of the Asolo Rep. Upon graduation from the program, students are eligible to join the Actors' Equity Association.

In 2012, the program was named one of the top 25 drama schools in the world by The Hollywood Reporter. [2] At last listing by the U.S. News & World Report, it was ranked 6th among MFA Acting programs in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

The program auditions 1200-1500 students annually in four locations. It accepts a maximum of 12 students per school year.^{[citation needed]}

2015–2016 season[]

The season was presented under the helm of , who has served as the Associate Artistic Director for Asolo Repertory Theatre and Director of the Conservatory for the past eleven years.

The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard
The Liar by David Ives, adapted from the comedy by Pierre Corneille
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
by Ingmar Bergman, adapted from Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House

2014–2015 season[]

The season was presented under the helm of , who has served as the Associate Artistic Director for Asolo Repertory Theatre and Director of the Conservatory for the past ten years.

The Water Engine by David Mamet
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
title of show by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

2013–2014 season[]

The season was presented under the helm of , who has served as the Associate Artistic Director for Asolo Repertory Theatre and Director of the Conservatory for the past nine years.

by David Ives, adapted from Moliere's Misanthrope
Loot by Joe Orton
How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel
Antigone by Jean Anouilh

2012–2013 season[]

The season was presented under the helm of , who has served as the Associate Artistic Director for Asolo Repertory Theatre and Director of the Conservatory for the past eight years.

2011–2012 season[]

The season will be presented under the helm of , who has been serving as the Associate Artistic Director for Asolo Repertory Theatre and Director of the Conservatory for the past seven years.

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, adapted by Anthony Clarvoe; November 1–20, 2011
Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan; January 3–22, 2012
The Robbers by Friedrich Schiller; February 21-March 11, 2012
Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill; April 3–22, 2012

2010–2011 season[]

The season will be presented under the helm of , who has been serving as the Associate Artistic Director for Asolo Repertory Theatre and Director of the Conservatory for the past six years. [3]

The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare, directed by ; October 26, 2010 - November 14, 2010
Reasons to Be Pretty by Neil LaBute, directed by ; January 4, 2011 - January 23, 2011
The Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen, directed by ; February 22, 2011 - March 13, 2011
Tartuffe by Molière, directed by ; April 12, 2011 - May 1, 2011

2009–2010 season[]

The Mystery Play by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; October 27, 2009 - November 15, 2009
Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall; January 5, 2010 - January 24, 2010
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell; March 2, 2010 - March 21, 2010
The Game of Love and Chance by Pierre Marivaux; April 14, 2010 - May 3, 2010

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