Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in Terry Knickerbocker Studio.
Terry Knickerbocker, Studio Director
I’m excited and honored that you’ve stopped by.
At Terry Knickerbocker Studio, you will join a community of confident, courageous, resilient, thriving actors empowered by a diverse group of like-minded artists and mentors. We work hard and play hard together. Our students strive to come to every class and rehearsal with passion, curiosity and joy and learn to embrace failure as a necessary and even exciting part of the journey towards mastery of their craft. Our devoted faculty are caring mentors who are enthusiastically devoted to nurturing and developing the fullest expression of your unique talents. It’s a process. It takes time. And it is often incredibly challenging. Ultimately, all this work and play together leads to a feeling of pride in what you’ve achieved and confidence that you are ready to embark on a successful acting career.
If this sounds like the kind of community you’d like to be a part of, we’d love to meet you and discover together if TKS could be the right fit for you. I hope you will connect with our admissions team to learn more about us and what training here could mean for you and the limitless horizons of your artistic future.
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Conservatory Programs
Terry Knickerbocker Studio’s flagship program is a five-semester-long professional acting Conservatory, centered around the Meisner technique.
Summer Intensive Program
Our Intensive programs are offered every Spring, Fall, and Summer, over the course of six to nine weeks. The Acting Intensive courses consist of the first 18 classes of the 128-class Meisner curriculum, and will form the basis of your mastery of the Meisner technique. Please visit our Summer Intensive page for more info.
Special Topic Classes
We know that many actors have distinct interests in various techniques and tools, like Voice Acting classes, Shakespeare, Stage Combat, and many more. Like university conservatory programs, we offer a wide range of elective classes.
A Comprehensive Conservatory Program
Our Conservatory Program is a comprehensive two-year training program in which students dedicate themselves to a rich exploration of craft, self-discovery, community, and connection. As one of the best performing arts conservatories in New York, we simultaneously honor and follow the classic Meisner guiding principles and curriculum, and support an inclusive pedagogy that creates space for discourse and each unique student’s voice and particular style of learning.
If you are serious about a meaningful acting career, believe that a commitment to craft and excellence is what will make you stand out as an artist, and are seeking an inclusive and accessible home in which to learn the foundations of the art of acting, then TK Studio might just be the perfect artistic home for you.
Beyond the skillset you will leave with, when you join the TK Studio Conservatory, here’s what you can expect:
Conservatory Training
A deeply experienced and professional-level Meisner acting conservatory, which will save you time and money in comparison with a bachelor or masters program.
Creative Community
A deep sense of belonging within a cohort of dedicated artists who will become your friends, supporters, collaborators, colleagues, and peers, just as Boyd Holbrook, Ana Isabel, Brian Michael, and Julia Mayorga did before you.
Exceptional Faculty
The expert and personal attention of all of your teachers, who have trained in a variety of specialties and bring unique, masterful perspectives to every learning opportunity.
Brave Space
A brave space, as safe as we can make it for play, healthy risk-taking, artistic exploration and self-discovery that will allow you to reconnect with the bold artist in you and draw upon the wild and expansive freedom of your artistic imagination
At TK Studio, we offer multiple tracks of our Conservatory training so you can
customize your training journey to meet your specific needs.
What Our Students Say
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"I left his class with a broader view of the world, a stronger understanding of our work and a...
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"It keeps me fresh, adaptable, and curious about this crazy thing called life." This work is...
"....That, to me, is the mark of a truly great teacher. One who actually wants you to not need...
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"....working with him and getting to know him has been one of the greatest joys of my life...."...
"....he immediately honed in on me and innately understood something about me as a person...." One...
