Theatre Steps Philosophy
A theatre conservatory is a program that trains actors/singers/dancers in all aspects of theatre needed for the student’s success in the field. Strict attention is paid to small class sizes for individualized attention. ACCT staff, all performance and in-classroom veterans, will guide the students in preparation for rehearsal and performance demands. Classes are available for the beginning actor/singer/dancer and as our students progess, classes will be offered for the advanced student preparing for a career path in theatre performance.
THEATRE STEPS are subject-specific, and each step prepares the student for the next learning level. Curriculum included: theatre language; character analysis; character movement and voice development; script reading and analysis; scene studies; fundamentals of reading music; sightreading skills; ensemble and solo performance for the singer; introduction to Musical Theatre dance; tricks of the trade for dance auditions; audition-only classes for intensive work.
Conservatory-style showcases will be presented at the end of each semester.
Each instructor has worked endless hours with young theatre students as an instructor in the classroom or side by side on stage. The mission of ACCT and its staff is to help build the student’s confidence as theatre skills are developed.
Amarillo College Conservatory Theatre (ACCT) is a theatre training program for young actors housed in historic Ordway Hall on the Washington Street campus of Amarillo College.
ACCT was founded in 2011 by Linda Dee Hughes, 2013 Amarillo Globe News Woman of the Year, and longtime theatre director and teacher. The 2021-22 ACCT season introduces a revitalized ACCT curriculum, THEATRE STEPS: THE CONSERVATORY WAY.