Acting, like any other craft, is two parts natural talent and one part education. Searching for just the right school can take some time and dependent upon what you want to learn, is also a subjective thing. Among those "to die for" drama, music and art schools, there are some which clearly and consistently outperform the others when it comes to putting out famous personalities.

Clearly belonging in the top ten acting schools are the following:

1. Julliard School. Located in the heart of New York City, attending Julliard is a dream for those who want to perform in theatre, dance or music. The criteria for admission to Julliard are a great deal more stringent than many other schools. Audition is required prior to entry and each year thereafter to remain with the program. Of more than 2000 applicants each year, they select about 8.

2. Yale University. An internationally recognized arena for visual and performing arts and the possessor of world acclaimed Schools of Art, Drama, and Music. Distinguished former students of Yale include Paul Newman, Meryl Streep, John Turturro, and Sigourney Weaver.

3. NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Founded in 1965 as a conservatory, Tisch quickly established itself as one of the leading arts schools in the country, shortly creating other departments that included dance, theatre design and lighting, and cinema studies.

4. Carnegie-Mellon. Located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon Drama has a long history of the very best in theatre and production classes. Featuring a pre-college drama program, it affords student a chance to take part in a professional training program prior to college, with three options available to them. Those of Acting, Musical Theater, or Design and Technical productions. The program puts its emphasis on creativity, craft and discipline.

5. The Academy of Arts University. Founded in San Francisco in 1929, belongs to the lists of distinguished schools for theater and performing arts. Featuring classes in Motion Pictures and television, as well as Animation and Visual Effects, it is also one of the first Universities for the arts, which host an online, distance-learning program.

6. New York Academy for Acting and Film. Located in the heart of New York near Broadway, does in fact see many of its students work under the lights of Broadway. The schools claim to greatness is their penchant for realism. Not only do they teach acting, but also how to succeed and how to handle the pressures of attempting to become an actor in a city where employment is difficult to attain.

7. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. The Admission criteria of this school are highly selective. Each prospective student is evaluated based on dramatic ability or potential and readiness, in terms of maturity and motivation, to benefit from the school. The second year at the academy is by invitation only.

8. Marcel Marceau Paris International School of Mimodrama. Is one of the few schools offering courses about Theatrical mime. It opened in 1979, and since it's opening has garnered students from nearly every country in the world. The students are chosen by an audition process and then begin a two year course of learning which is multi-disciplined in content.

9. UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. Located in Los Angeles California, the entertainment capital of the world, it draws on leaders of the industry for instruction. UCLA School of Theater holds the distinction of being the only university in the country where the studies of live theater, film, television, is integrated with that of digital media manipulation within one single teaching arena.

10. Acting School of South Florida. The school is famous for placing emphasis on acting training given to aspiring actors to prepare them for the real job. Most teachers here are former actors that have decided to share their talents and experience to those who would like to act.

When choosing a school of the performing arts, we should bear in mind that some of those we apply to will be filled, or will deny our application. Probably the best way to apply will be to choose one or two of those you don't feel you will be accepted to, but would love to attend. When the acceptance letters come in, based on what your choices are, make a decision.

We'll look forward to seeing you on the silver screen!

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