When you are a member of Academy Encore Ensemble, Academy Acting & Film Company, Academy Performance Group or Academy Kids!, theatre is a platform. A platform to achieve anything and everything you strive for and dream of…as long as you are willing to work hard, have passion, and be committed!

Academy of Theatre Arts and the ATA Theatre is the only FULL TIME YEAR ROUND theatre venue in Western New York created and designed solely for the development and training of children and young adults in the genres of acting, vocal performance and musical theatre dance. Dedicated to enriching young lives dramatically, ATA provides an extensive year-long program for anyone between the ages of 3 and 18 who has an interest and passion for theatre arts.