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'{{Short description|American non-profit drama school}} {{Primary sources|date=March 2024}} [[Image:CircleSquareTheatreSchool.png|right]] '''Circle in the Square Theatre School''' is a [[non-profit]], tax exempt [[drama school]] associated with [[Circle in the Square Theatre]]; it is the only accredited conservatory attached to a [[Broadway theatre]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.circlesquare.org/history.htm |title=Circle in the Square Theatre School &#124; History |publisher=Circlesquare.org |access-date=2010-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610223451/http://www.circlesquare.org/history.htm |archive-date=2010-06-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It offers two 2-year full-time programs: a Professional Theatre Workshop, and a Professional Musical Theatre Workshop. The musical theatre program is unique in that it's identical to the acting program, except for additional musical classes. There is also an option to earn a joint BFA in Theatre or Musical Theatre with Eckerd College in Florida. In 2020, a large group of Alumni from Circle in the Square Theatre School created a campaign called '' Circle of Inequity'' to publicly confront the school for various sex crimes against students and even minors. Over 40 stories of abuse have been published involving sexual misconduct involving teachers, sex-based discrimination, racism, and abuse of power. Although the school's president has issued an apology, the school continues to use NDA's (nondisclosure agreements) and confidentiality agreements against students to silence abuse at the school and cover up wrongdoings. It's been reported that students feel threatened to sign these agreements as the school also has a known problem with retaliation. These events have all been reported in a public setting and on YouTube by the students. Additionally, Circle offers seven-week summer intensives for acting and musical theatre students. Circle in the Square Theatre School's primary objective is to train actors and singers for work in professional theatre, film, and television; it utilizes an eclectic curriculum to expose the students to various acting styles, methods, and techniques. [[Theodore Mann]] started the highly selective school in 1961 with 15 students in a [[Greenwich Village]] venue on [[Bleecker Street]] when Circle in the Square Theatre was an [[Off-Broadway]] venue. In 1972, it moved to its current Broadway location in the [[Paramount Plaza]]. In 2010, between its two-year program and summer program, it had approximately 200 students.<ref name="auto"/> [[Jacqueline Brookes]], the Broadway actor, was a member of the faculty from 1973 until her death in April 2013.<ref>Douglas Martin [http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/theater/jacqueline-brookes-actress-dies-at-82.html "Jacqueline Brookes, Actress, Dies at 82"], ''New York Times'', 12 May 2013</ref> Circle in the Square Theatre School offers its students the rare opportunity to train and perform in the Broadway Theatre, and see the shows at Circle for free. ==Notable alumni== The school site lists the following alumni.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.circlesquare.org/alumni-notable.htm |title=Circle in the Square Theatre School &#124; Alumni |publisher=Circlesquare.org |access-date=2010-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528091119/http://www.circlesquare.org/alumni-notable.htm |archive-date=2011-05-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{div col||colwidth=15em}} *[[Mili Avital]] *[[Kevin Bacon]] *[[Elise Bauman]] *[[John Michael Bolger|John Bolger]] *[[Lani Brockman]] *[[Richard Brooks (actor)|Richard Brooks]] *[[Woody Brown (actor)|Woody Brown]] *[[Greg Bryk]] *[[Kevin Cahoon]] *[[Rachel Chagall]] *[[Sarah Clarke]] *[[Ed Clements]] *[[Viola Davis]] *[[Shae D'lyn]] *[[Benicio del Toro]] *[[Lisa Edelstein]] *[[Lisa Emery]] *[[Linda Fiorentino]] *[[Patrick Fischler]] *[[Lady Gaga]] *[[Amy Gaipa]] *[[Barbara Garrick]] *[[Gina Gershon]] *[[Amanda Green]] *[[Page Hannah]] *[[Cecil Hoffman]] *[[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] *[[Winnie Holzman]] *[[Felicity Huffman]] *[[Rick Hurst]] *[[Kristen Johnston]] *[[Denis Jones]] *[[Jonathan Judge-Russo]] *[[Justin Kirk]] *[[Michael E. Knight]] *[[Jonathan LaPaglia]] *[[Jill Larson]] *[[Matthew Lillard]] *[[Jessica Lundy]] *[[Alec Mapa]] *[[Andrew McCarthy]] *[[John C. McGinley]] *[[Idina Menzel]] *[[Michelle Monaghan]] *[[Kate O'Toole (actress)|Kate O'Toole]] *[[Ken Olin]] *[[Nicole Ari Parker]] *[[Steven Peterman]] *[[Robert Picardo]] *[[Michael Rispoli]] *[[Thomas Sadoski]] *[[Dahlia Salem]] *[[Jana Schneider]] *[[Molly Shannon]] *[[Rondell Sheridan]] *[[Zenobia Shroff]] *[[Peter Stebbings]] *Amy Stiller *[[D. B. Sweeney]] *[[Maura Tierney]] *[[Nancy Travis]] *[[Marco Zunino]] *[[Arnetia Walker]] *[[Kevin Weisman]] *[[Kate Wetherhead]] *[[John Whitesell]] {{div col end}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.circlesquare.org/ circlesquare.org] {{coord|40|45|44|N|73|59|04|W|display=title}} {{Midtown North, Manhattan}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Broadway theatre]] [[Category:Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni| ]] [[Category:Drama schools in the United States]] [[Category:Schools of the performing arts in the United States]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1961]] [[Category:1961 establishments in New York City]] [[Category:Organizations based in Manhattan]] [[Category:501(c)(3) organizations]]'