“The Actors Centre has made a significant contribution to Australia’s theatrical life since its doors opened on 27 June, 1987. The Actors Centre has nurtured young talent, provided opportunities for established actors to hone their skills and invited people from all walks of life to explore the joy of performing. Many of your graduates have succeeded in Australia and internationally.

On behalf of Drama NSW I congratulate and applaud the vision, commitment, expertise and support that Actors Centre Australia has dedicated to all drama students, teachers and educators, especially in NSW. The young people you have worked with over a quarter of a century have been blessed with quality tuition in their love of acting and their pursuit to enhance their knowledge and skills in your nurturing and creative environment. What an extraordinary place of learning you have created!

It seems like only a few years ago that Dean Carey started this wonderful Centre. I was privileged to do some work there in the early days. Few professional training institutions can claim this kind of longevity. Perhaps more importantly, few can claim the quality of the Centre and its dedication to a particularly personal and individual approach to the art. The contribution of the

ACA – an extraordinary achievement in such a challenging industry! Congratulations to Dean and the ACA board and staff for continuing to provide a critical professional resource for Australian actors, and for their energy and dedication across the decades

Congratulations to Actors Centre Australia on your magnificent contribution to the nurturing and development of new Australian talent….

Brilliant years spent inspiring and nurturing actors – congratulations ACA! Every year I look forward to seeing your students shine.

The Actors Centre! I feel I’ve been there since the beginning. I have seen some brilliant actors come out of ACA and watched the full-time course progress to an amazing tuition for actors. Congratulations to Dean and ALL the teachers and directors over the years (including my very own Dad, Ross McGregor) who have made the Centre the highly respected place that we enjoy today.

Congratulations to everyone at Actors Centre Australia for excellence in arts training. The arts have the power to unlock individual creative potential at the same time as knitting our communities together. ACA’s local partnerships with organisations like the Wayside Chapel, OASIS and the Surry Hills Neighborhood Centre show us how it’s done.

My sincere congratulations to Dean and the entire Actors Centre team, to current and past students and to teaching staff also past and present, on providing quality performing arts experiences and tuition to the people of Sydney. This is a truly remarkable achievement and is the result of ACA’s rigorous commitment to high standards of teaching and a heartfelt belief in the value of creativity in all our lives. Brilliant.