About
Terry Knickerbocker Studio is a premier acting school, located in NYC in the heart of Industry City, Brooklyn.
Terry Knickerbocker Studio is a premier acting school, located in NYC in the heart of Industry City, Brooklyn.
We offer an affordable alternative to MFA programs, without sacrificing quality. By providing a conservatory setting, our world-class faculty rigorously trains the actor to succeed in a highly competitive industry. We seek students who are diverse, generous, curious, collaborative, open-hearted, spirited, uncompromising, and real. The work we do at the Terry Knickerbocker Studio exemplifies impeccable integrity, joyous practice, bold choices, and a lively sense of play.
Terry Knickerbocker spent over 30 years training and teaching with William Esper, one of the most respected protegés of Sanford Meisner. Terry is part of a direct lineage of Sandy Meisner and his brilliant approach to actor training. He was also a core faculty member and alumnus of the Experimental Theatre Wing at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
To provide our students with tools and a process for creating authentic, imaginative acting.
To cultivate uncompromising standards of craftsmanship and artistry in our students.
To empower our students to embrace the full range of their unique humanity.
To support our students with the entrepreneurial skills needed to be a successful working actor