The goal of the Conservatory is to prepare actors and directors to meet the challenges of the contemporary American theatre by offering rigorous training within the environment of an ongoing regional theatre. With the inspiration of Trinity's resident acting company, and under the guidance of a working resident professional faculty, students at the Conservatory are encouraged to develop their own inner standards of truth, passion, commitment, imagination and invention that will guide them throughout their careers.
Concentrations are available in acting and directing.
The primary focus in the acting training is in developing technically skilled, versatile actors, capable of working in the variety of styles demanded by the contemporary theatre. Directors are given the opportunity to develop their own vision, creating new works as well as rediscovering existing texts. In the first year of training at the Conservatory, all students are required to participate in the full program of acting, directing and playwriting, regardless of their primary area of interest. Through directly experiencing the techniques and processes involved in each discipline, students are encouraged to become true collaborators and to break down the often articificial barriers that have traditionally separated actors, directors and playwrights. In the second year, students are allowed to declare a single area of concentration, although the continuation of interdisciplinary work is possible.