Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre

The Neighborhood Playhouse had originally been founded as an off-Broadway theatre by philanthropists Alice Lewisohn and Irene Lewisohn in 1915, but closed in 1927. The following year, it re-opened as The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Neighborhood Playhouse joined American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Pasadena Playhouse as the only major professional training schools for the performing arts in the United States. In 1939, when actor Gregory Peck enrolled, there were approximately 90 students at the school. The New York City Council honored the 90th anniversary of Neighborhood Playhouse with a proclamation. ==Educational programs==

The school offers a two-year certificate program, with admission to the second year dependent upon unanimous approval of the faculty. There is also a summer program. The Neighborhood Playhouse offers Playhouse Juniors, a Saturday training program for children in grades 1–12. ==Notable alumni==

• R.J. Adams • Agnes Morgan • Nancy Addison • Helen Arthur • Elizabeth Ashley • Dorothy A. Atabong • Ashlie Atkinson • Betty Garrett • Geoffrey Lewis • Irene Lewisohn • Alice Lewisohn • Christopher Lloyd • Gregory Peck • James Remar • Bert Remsen • Burt Reynolds • Doris Roberts • Wayne Rogers • Jean Rosenthal • Kelly Rowan • Mark Rydell • Sherie Rene Scott • Marian Seldes • Patricia Smith • Liza Snyder • David Sobolov • Scott Speedman • Mary Steenburgen • Tom Stewart • Kenneth Tobey • Paula Trueman • Tom Tryon • Brenda Vaccaro • Jo Van Fleet • Gloria Vanderbilt • Eli Wallach • Jessica Walter • Al Waxman • Jerry Weintraub • Elizabeth Wilson • Joanne Woodward • Fei Xiang • Otis Young ==References==