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Created by Tony-winner Lindsay Mendez & Kleban Prize-winner Ryan Scott Oliver, Actor Therapy (established 2012) is a groundbreaking training program that nurtures and enriches musical theatre artists at any stage in their careers.
Through our group class format, which focuses on audition technique, book building, and individualized career strategy, we prepare our student artists to confidently navigate working and living in NYC.
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Our Classes
Actor Therapy
Our signature 5-week course for building your audition book, strategizing your career, and getting your s*** together.
Rehearsal & Performance
Press pause on the audition machine and dig deep in our full-song, process-based Rehearsal & Performance class.
Casting & Agency Workshop
Work with leading NYC Casting Director’s & Agents on your audition material.
Beginning Writer’s Workshop
With Actor Therapy co-founder and award-winning writer, Ryan Scott Oliver.
Our Intensives
Winter Intensive
Our two-week intensive is designed for performers working toward an acting career in NYC. Whether you’re currently in college, have recently located to the city, never went to college, recently graduated, or are taking a gap year - we’re here to transform your approach, specify your artistry and get you #booked!
Our book
Have you heard? We’ve got a book coming out! For the last thirteen years, Actor Therapy has grown far beyond “just a class”—and transformed into a philosophy. Now, Lindsay and Ryan are sharing it with the world in a brand-new book: How to Succeed in Musical Theatre Without Really Dying, arriving March 3, 2026.
