Get the latest gossip
Los Angeles Campus Of American Academy of Dramatic Arts School To Close; Alumni, Parents Call For Removal Of President & Board Chair
A group of former students and faculty are fighting the closure of the L.A. campus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
“Enrollments are down across the country and national birthrate calculations and other key data show that colleges, especially smaller institutions, must adapt to changing conditions,” according to a statement released in April by President Susan Zech and Board Chair Robert E. Wankel. “Returning to a single campus model will allow the Academy to consolidate resources and focuson investing in its programs and infrastructure in a manner that advances our mission and createsnew opportunities to optimally serve our students for generations to come,” the statement continued. Over its 140-year history, AADA has schooled the likes of Robert Redford, Grace Kelly, Paul Rudd, Jessica Chasten, Adrien Brody, Dennis Haysbert, Jennifer Coolidge, and Ann Bancroft.
Or read this on Deadline
