International Students
With its diverse and constantly evolving theater scene, New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world for an acting student to come and study his or her craft. Under the instruction of experienced, master teachers who are specialists in their fields and committed to their students' artistic growth, the Ward Studio provides a tight-knit community of teachers and students that provides support to actors as they boldly confront new challenges to their craft and in their careers.

There are three ways for international students to participate in the Ward Studio program. First, we offer short-term (one-to two week) custom-designed workshops for small groups of two to ten actors who may be traveling as tourists with friends or school groups and wish to participate in some acting classes while in New York. For more information on setting up a custom-designed program, contact the studio directly.

The second is through our Six-Week Intensive program, offered twice a year in winter and in summer sessions. This program is especially attractive to international students, who may not be able to find good Meisner training in their home communities and want to get a taste of the New York City marketplace. It provides students with a full program of cohesive training where students can focus on making very specific improvements to their acting without having to adapt to different theories with every classroom they enter. The result is significant transformation over the six-week period. See our Six-Week Intensive information for course descriptions and session details.

The third level for participation in our program is through our Performance Internship/Trainee Program. Currently in development, The Ward Studio is now also offering a unique experience to more experienced actors who hope to augment their prior training with intensive performance experience. Actors accepted to this program will participate in APW and/or Company productions and receive supplemental Meisner, voice, accent, text and movement coaching, to the degree it pertains to the specific roles for which they have been cast.

Under the tutelage of Wendy Ward, involvement in the Professional Internship/Trainee Program not only gives it's participants the best of the Performance Training Program but an insight into what it takes to run an acting school and performance company in one of the most competitive cities in the world. To warrant a place in this program, prospective participants must have completed the equivalent of one-to-two years of an undergraduate program or show sufficient performance experience.

To apply, international students must complete a Ward Studio application and contact US Arts in Washington D.C., or at www.usartstraining.org where they can complete an online application form. Further information on this program and the J1 Visa may be obtained by contacting the studio directly.

Past Participants


June 2006
Having completed the Ward Studio Six-Week Summer Intensive Program in August 2005, Anthony Smith from Italy, Merel Smitt from The Netherlands and Terese Bonnevier from Sweden have returned to complete the Tech II level of their Meisner Training. The Ward Studio is thrilled to have them back in the program for this advanced level of Meisner Training.

For more information, please see Summer Training, Six-Week Intensive

June 2006
Congratulations to Yuka Honda and Yoshiko Ikuo who, having won a performance competition in Japan, were granted scholarships to come to New York and receive professional acting training in New York City. Working with a translator, these two young women chose The Ward Studio as their acting program. After eight classes in the Meisner Approach with Wendy Ward, Yuka and Yoshiko performed their first scene for Tech II students in the studio program.



January/February 2005, 2006
The Ward Studio has been pleased to host acting students from The Northlands School in Buenos Aires, Argentina, who have come to New York to study acting, movement and Shakespeare in the Ward Studio program. We are always pleased to work with Northland's students and thank Pablo Ini their home acting instructor and director for making this annual event possible.



For information on setting up similar classes for foreign students, please contact the studio office at wardactingstudio@yahoo.com or call us at 212-239-1456.