The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts (www.nycda.edu) is holding entrance auditions in Dublin on 8 May from 10 am to 5 pm at Filmbase (filmbase.ie).

The Conservatory is located in the Chelsea district of Manhattan, and has been training actors to work on camera since 1980.

NYCDA offers a four-week summer intensive course, in which students can earn six college credits; and a two-year professional training program, offering an associate’s degree in film and television performance.