Acting Classes in Virginia
My Acting School lists 10 acting schools and studios in Virginia, each one checked against its own website, in 2 cities with several to compare and 6 more towns. 27 Virginia colleges awarded degrees or certificates in theater, acting, directing or musical theater in 2024; they are listed below.
Cities in Virginia
Acting classes in Ashburn
2 schools and studios, including Drama Kids International and Ignite the Light Performing Arts.
Acting classes in Fairfax
2 schools and studios, including Afyp and Center Stage Dance and Performing Arts Center.
More towns in Virginia
- Chester: Encore Performing Arts Studio
- Henrico: Comedysportz Improv Theatre
- Purcellville: Character Counts Performing Arts Company LLC
- Reston: Lopez Studios, Inc. Performing Arts School
- Suffolk: TADA School of Performing Arts
- Yorktown: Centerstage Academy of Performing Arts
Colleges with theater and acting degrees in Virginia
From the U.S. Department of Education's 2024 completions data: each college below awarded at least one degree or certificate in the programs shown. Sorted by how many it awarded.
| College | City | Programs | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Theater | Bachelor, Master |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg | Theater | Bachelor |
| Mary Baldwin University | Staunton | Drama, other, Theater | Bachelor, Master |
| George Mason University | Fairfax | Theater | Bachelor |
| Shenandoah University | Winchester | Acting, Musical theater | Bachelor |
| Regent University | Virginia Beach | Acting, Theater | Bachelor, Master |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg | Theater | Bachelor, Master |
| Norfolk State University | Norfolk | Theater | Bachelor |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | Acting, Musical theater, Theater | Bachelor |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk | Theater | Bachelor |
| Hollins University | Roanoke | Theater | Bachelor, Master |
| Emory & Henry University | Emory | Acting, Directing, Musical theater, Theater | Bachelor |
| Brightpoint Community College | Chester | Theater | Associate |
| Averett University | Danville | Theater | Bachelor |
| Radford University | Radford | Theater | Bachelor |
| Hampton University | Hampton | Theater | Bachelor |
| Randolph-Macon College | Ashland | Theater | Bachelor |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | Theater | Bachelor |
| University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | Theater | Bachelor |
| Bluefield University | Bluefield | Theater | Bachelor |
| William & Mary | Williamsburg | Theater | Bachelor |
| University of Richmond | University of Richmond | Theater | Bachelor |
| Bridgewater College | Bridgewater | Theater | Bachelor |
| Ferrum College | Ferrum | Theater | Bachelor |
| Randolph College | Lynchburg | Theater | Bachelor |
| Roanoke College | Salem | Theater | Bachelor |
| Southern Virginia University | Buena Vista | Drama, other | Bachelor |
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Listings include data from Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA Permissive 2.0), with contributions from Meta, Microsoft, Foursquare and others. College programs: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS 2024.
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