The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre: Professional Acting Conservatory and Home of the Meisner Technique. The mission of The Neighborhood Playhouse School is: - To provide a multi-dimensional and practical education in the dramatic arts to young theatre students who seek a professional life in acting and related employment. - To further the unique type of training developed over the years at The Neighborhood Playhouse. - To serve as a cultural resource by making its historical archives and facilities available to students and scholars. - To serve the New York City community at large and especially the theatre community in Manhattan that includes former students and former similarly trained exponents of the Meisner way of work by offering support for postgraduate continuing educational growth experience in practical ways as well as academic.