Primary Stages
     
Pricing (summer)

  

CLASS

RETURNING STUDENTS NEW STUDENTS

WRITING

     

The First Draft,
The Rewrite,
Screenwriting,
Television Writing

540
Advanced Playwriting 540 n/a
Lyric Writing 400 460
Libretto for the 10-Minute Musical 360 420
ALL Online Writing Classes 480 480

ACTING

     

Scene Study, Auditioning: Being There and Making Choices

500 560

The Complete Musical Theater Audition

360 420
The Contemporary Monologue 240 300
MOVEMENT        
Alexander Technique 
280 340
INTENSIVES    
The Writing Triathlon 420 480
Stepping Up Your Storytelling 360 420
Space! Time! Continuum!, Writing Episodic Comedy, Extreme Audition Makeover 280 340
Accents of New England 200 260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration: There is a non-refundable $50 deposit required for all classes that comes out of your tuition (it is not an additional fee).  Deposits must be paid for each class at the initial point of sale with a credit or debit card.

 

 

 

Multiple Class Registration Discount: 
•    Take 10% off your entire tuition when you enroll in 2 or more classes!

 

Classes must be purchased at the same time. A $50 non-refundable deposit for each class is required at time of registration. This discount is not retroactive, and is not applicable to Workshops, Intensives, or advanced writing classes.

 

 

Online Registration: Currently limited to Writing, Directing, Movement, and Intensives on the ESPA website and requires payment in full. 

 

You can also use code “DEPOSIT” to pay only your $50 non-refundable deposit through our online system and expedite your registration. You will be contacted within 72 hours to set up your payment plan for the remainder of your tuition balance.

 

Registration in all acting classes or for multiple classes must be done through ESPA Administration by calling 212.840.9705.

 

 

 

Payment Plans: ESPA understands the financial struggles facing theater artists in New York today and strives to make things easier.  Click here to see Payment Plan options.

  

 

Referral Program: Save on ESPA classes by referring your friends. Get five friends to enroll and your class is FREE! Click here to learn more.  

 

 

Work Study Program: Each session, returning students can apply for a coveted Work Study or Teaching Assistant (TA) position in specified classes. TAs perform the daily tasks, such as photocopying, relaying assignments, etc., that are deemed necessary by the instructor. In exchange for this service, ESPA covers the cost of their tuition. If you have any questions about the duties of a TA, or would like more information, please contact ESPA Administration at 212.840.9705 x211 or espa@primarystages.org.

 

 

Cancellation Policy

  • If a student withdraws from a class prior to one (1) week before the class’ start date, the $50 deposit will act as a cancellation fee.

  • If a student withdraws from a class within the one (1) week prior to the class’ start date, the student is required to pay 50% of the tuition.

  • If a student withdraws from a class at any time after the class’ start date, the student is required to pay 100% of the tuition.

Please note that all withdrawals must be made in writing to ESPA Administration.

 

Code of Conduct: Primary Stages expects our students to treat the instructors, space, staff of Primary Stages, and fellow artists and classmates with the utmost respect. 

 

Termination: In its sole discretion, Primary Stages reserves the right to terminate a student without refund from a class for reasons including, but not limited to, the following: the student's behavior violates the Code of Conduct and/or the student's behavior is considered hostile, inappropriate, or disruptive toward the class, other students, staff, or faculty.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information or with questions, please call 212.840.9705 or email espa@primarystages.org.

 

 

 

 

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ESPA: AN INSIDE LOOK

Writer Micheline Auger sheds light on the student experience at ESPA.

 

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Primary Stages Studios
307 W 38th St, NYC
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March 22  - May 19, 2013

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