Hartt's Actor Training curriculum and faculty provide students with training, performance opportunities, and professional contacts to prepare them for successful careers in stage acting. Acting and scene-study classes form the nucleus of the training, which includes all aspects of voice and speech, movement, and text analysis. Students participate in rehearsals and studio work applying their accumulating knowledge and experience in a setting where they can be mentored by faculty. In addition, weekly master classes, career workshops, faculty, The Hartt School/Hartford Stage Partnership in Training, and the senior showcase allow students to build a network of professional contacts.

Hartt's BFA in Musical Theatre program incorporates professional educational development and experience through advanced training in music, acting, and dance. The rigorous curriculum includes courses in acting, music theory, ear training, piano, weekly private voice lessons and coachings, and two years each of ballet, tap, and jazz. The program develops in students the skills and techniques necessary for the transition to the competitive world of professional theatre. Hartt's innovative program offers its students professional theatre experience with Goodspeed Musicals and a network of contacts through weekly master classes, faculty connections, and the senior showcase performed for agents, casting directors, and managers in New York City.