Acting training requires an exploration of your vulnerability. Learn how we make our space safe for your growth. Student, Henry Ainsworth performs his original work for the first time. Emily Firth, one of our acting faculty members explains Berridge to be a "coming of age experience" where students can "find and express their voice through the medium of acting." This is a perfect description of what a student's first time at Berridge might be all about. Acting may largely be

How Berridge eases the transition from high school to collegiate arts programs. Musical Theatre students perform in their final showcase at Berridge. Most high school arts programs, well-funded or not, are treated by most students and parents as an extracurricular activity. This can certainly be frustrating for the two or three students per school that have a serious interest in a career in the performing arts. I went to a New England private high school that had a delightful

Berridge alum Ian Soares (Class of 2015) writes about his experience on our Summer Acting Program at Chateau le Mont Epinguet in...

November is "Artistic Empowerment Month" here at Berridge Programs! Here, company founder and director Andrea Mardon tells us tells us what artistic empowerment means to her and how Berridge accomplishes it. How did you get the idea for Berridge France? I stayed at Chateau le Mont Epinguet on vacation back in 2005. I was running study abroad programs for a big outfit in New York City, but I’d trained as an actor. And I’d just thought it be so amazing to get all these professi

Alum and faculty member Katie Royer shares her story of falling love with Berridge 13 years ago. Ian: Tell me a little about yourself!...

Faculty member Duane Daniels shares his journey to Berridge and what it means to be a full-time actor. Ian: Tell me a little about who...

Read about our longstanding tradition of open performance nights in our Barn and Amphitheater. Berridge has always been a place where...

Berridge Alum Julia Longo talks about her path from Berridge to NYU, and beyond. Ian: Tell me a little about yourself! Where did you grow...

Actor and Berridge Shakespeare teacher Simon Purse re-kindles of love of acting Shakespeare with the Cue Script Technique. Sometimes it...

A Berridge 2015 alum shares her top ten takeaways from her summer in France. Written by Sara Florez. The summer after my freshman year of...

Oliver Barnett is an actor living in Oxford, England. He attended Berridge in 2013, 2014 and 2015 as a student. In 2016 he started...

Berridge Artistic Director Andrea Mardon shares the details of how "A Summer in France" came to be. Ian: Can you tell me about how...

Berridge director Andrea Mardon talks about the benefits of the gap year and new arts-based gap year programs at Berridge. With Covid-19 crushing the college plans of so many students this past year, the Gap Year took centre stage. But make no mistake, the Gap Year is not just a Covid-19 driven flash in the pan, it’s here to stay. Americans are finally waking up to what the Brits and Aussies have known for years, a Gap Year is not a luxury but an essential part of your educat