[1] It serves as the educational wing of prominent off-broadway theater company Playwrights Horizons.
[2] The theater school was founded in 1983 when New York University approached then Playwrights Horizons artistic director Andre Bishop in an effort to expand its educational offering to include the training of directors, stage managers, and playwrights.
Lectures in professional theater as well as practical seminars with visiting artists are available.
Students would graduate from the four-year program with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
[8][9] Notable alumni of Playwrights Horizons Theatre School include:[10][11][12]