“I didn’t get a lot out of school. Opening Act offered me a place to belong. It taught me if you want something you have to put yourself out there. Opening Act is the best thing that happened to me.”
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The 2011 Opening Act Scholars have been announced!
Click here to meet these amazing students.
The Opening Act Scholarship Program, supported through the generosity of June Warren, offers a $500 stipend to students from each Opening Act partnering school toward a professional theater program at their choice of acting studios in Manhattan. Graduating seniors have the option to apply their scholarship towards their college education.
Click here to read the amazing article about Opening Act in the Huffington Post!
Join us May 16th – 19th as our students perform their original, full-length shows at the 3LD Art and Tech Center. Click here for more information!
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If you’re reading this, then you have arrived at our magnificent new website! We have been honored to work with the fabulous Pratt Institute Design Corps Program, who partnered with us last year to design…
Opening Act is very excited to announce that in the 2010-2011 school year we will be expanding to serve our 9th school: The Norman Thomas Campus in Manhattan! The Norman Thomas Campus has a population…
Each year, The Opening Act Scholarship is awarded to one student from each of our partnering schools. Our Scholars receive $500 towards their continued professional acting training or, if they’re a graduating senior, towards their…
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