2024-25 Mentorship Cohort
Meet the Members of The Actors Center’s Inaugural Mentorship Program for Early Career Artists
Ahmad Maher
Michael Robinson
Drew Springer-Miller
Joyce Meimei Zheng
Our Mentorship Program
The Actors Center—a national leader in advancing the artistic development for actors—is thrilled to announce the launch of a new Mentorship Program for emerging artists, running October 2024 through June 2025.
This new 8-month initiative builds upon the diverse, intergenerational, and interdisciplinary dynamic of our existing Resident Company. It takes what we do exceptionally well and offers it to a new demographic for the first time, empowering emerging artists to forge careers that are not only successful, but sustainable and deeply fulfilling.
Navigating the early stages of an acting career can be daunting, with challenges often exacerbated by significant disparities in economic privilege, issues of student debt, and historical barriers to access and inclusion in the industry. The program offers support to 12-16 artists in the early stages of their acting careers, helping to bridge the crucial gap between their training and the industry by providing mentorship from an unparalleled network of seasoned professionals.
Participants in the program will be paired with mentors from our esteemed Resident Company, providing individualized guidance that aligns with their artistic goals and personal interests. Participants will also benefit from a robust structure of weekly workshops, group meetings, and panel discussions designed to explore a variety of artistic disciplines and perspectives on topics crucial to the life of an actor, ranging from creative and career advice to self-care and the dynamics of the industry.
Over the course of the program, participants will be invited to events, artist talks, film screenings, and to observe our Resident Company collaborate with guest artists. The cohort will also serve as an artistic community to collaborate with and develop alongside.
The program is an exciting opportunity for actors to deepen their understanding of themselves and their artistic point of view, ensuring that they emerge not only as skilled performers, but as thoughtful individuals, generous collaborators, and visionary creatives, primed to shape the future of the arts.