About Us
MISSION
We provide guidance for the journey of Stage, Screen, and Life.
VISION
The 402 Acting Academy strives to equip others with the skills needed to grow on stage, on screen, at home, or in the workplace. Through performance art, we teach our four Core Values - Affirm, Trust, Listen, Create - honing in on the skills required to respond to whatever life presents.
OUR CORE VALUES
These four stars guide our program’s staff, classes, and coaching.
AFFIRM
TRUST
LISTEN
CREATE
What is the 402 Arts Collective?
The 402 Arts Collective is a non-profit organization comprised of artists, musicians, and creatives who are on a mission to change lives and change the their community for the better. They do this by offering the community impactful, trustworthy and excellent connection points to education programs and mentoring opportunities. The 402 Acting Academy is one such program that is a result of the members of the 402 Arts Collective working together to invest in artists of the next generation.
“All the world’s a stage…”
— William Shakespeare