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.
Actor Training Program Online Application for Fall 2010!
Meet Our Students:
Singing, dancing and acting have been my passions basically from birth. According to my family, I was trying to sing before I could talk and I learned that I could shake my hips shortly after learning to walk. Unfortunately, because of location and timing, I never could thoroughly indulge my theatre itch until I joined ATP. I’d heard about ATP from a co-worker, and after doing a bit of research I knew that ATP was the place for me. It was in the program that I learned stage combat, voice technique and had my first singing and dance lessons. Within the program I have gained skills not only useful to the stage, but for life. The thing I love the most about ATP is the wonderful support group of classmates and teachers. You feel free to “dare to be a dork” and know that your imagination makes the impossible, possible. Kirsten Myers Class of 2010SCT: Bye Bye Birdie - Kim MacAfee; The Producers - Ensemble; Much Ado About Nothing - Hero; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Ensemble
Winter’s Theatre Co: Twelfth Night - Feste; Bus Stop - Cherie; The Sound of Music - Liesl
Woodland Opera House: Seussical - Citizen of Nool; Honk Jr. - Grace/ Goose Squad
I got pulled into the theatre department at Fairfield High School toward the end of my freshmen year and from then on I knew that I wanted to pursue a career in acting. My first year at Solano Community College I decided to audition for “The Talented Mr. Ripley” on a whim, and I was very surprised I got in. The following fall semester I auditioned and was accepted in the Actor Training Program. I love the instructors and the variety of classes that are being offered to us such as Voice, Dance, Singing, Scene Study and many more. I never really considered myself to be a dancer but found Ballet, Jazz and Tap to be some of my favorite classes. In this program I am obtaining valuable information from experienced professionals that will help me enter and succeed in the world of acting. – Zachary Scovel class of 2011SCT:Much Ado About Nothing, The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Way Off Broadway Theatre: You Can't Take It With You, Once Upon A Mattress, George Washington Slept Here, Peter Pan, Arsenic And Old Lace, The Man of La Mancha, Harvey
SCT: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Noises Off, The Center Stage: Don Quixote, The Hitchhiker, MASH, Get Smart, Comedia Delight
For more information contact Carla Spindt, ATP Conservatory Director at carla.spindt@solano.edu or at 707-864-7000 x4697