Thessaloniki · since 2008

Studying theatre.
Making theatre.

Advanced professional actor training and theatre workshops, with an emphasis on disciplined work, live stage practice and encounters with different artistic voices.

3-year professional training18 Leontos Sofou St.Thessaloniki
Drama school students on stage
From school to stage
After the entrance examinations

If you are admitted to more than one drama school, you will have to choose.

Before deciding where you will train for the next three years, see what defines the Andreas Voutsinas Drama School, how we work and what we offer our students.

The people of the school

The people who teach.

Training is shaped by a diverse team of artists and educators, each bringing different paths, tools and approaches to theatrical practice.

Meet the faculty 2026–27
Pavlos Danelatos

Pavlos Danelatos

Acting · Speech & Voice · Director of Studies

Teaching focused on methodical preparation, natural speech and a personal acting toolkit.

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Giannis Paraskevopoulos

Giannis Paraskevopoulos

Acting

Work on circumstances, improvisation and overturning expectations within the scene.

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Iordanis Aivazoglou

Iordanis Aivazoglou

Acting

Physical awareness, improvisation, text and investigation of the actor’s relationship with the other.

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Evanthia Sofronidou

Evanthia Sofronidou

Acting

Combines experience in acting, movement and choreography with a long association with the NTNG.

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Thomas Velissaris

Thomas Velissaris

Acting · Speech & Voice

Actor, director and educator with postgraduate specialisation in acting pedagogy.

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Haris Pechlivanidis

Haris Pechlivanidis

Acting · Directing · Dramaturgy

Dramaturgical study, stage speech, thought and personal experience meet through the actor’s body and imagination.

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The school in practice

The school on stage and in the studio.

Productions, performances, student rehearsals, theatre workshops and collaborations are an integral part of the school’s educational life.

The founder

Andreas Voutsinas

The school was founded in 2008 by Andreas Voutsinas, an internationally active director, actor and teacher, and continues to operate in Thessaloniki with actor training at its core.

His life and work
Andreas Voutsinas
Activities & collaborations

Training meets the professional stage.

Masterclasses, external productions and collaborations with a range of organisations bring students into contact with different artistic practices and the realities of the professional theatre world.

Masterclass Ivan Vyrypaev

Masterclass with Ivan Vyrypaev

A collaboration between the school and ARTBOX FARGANI with the internationally recognised playwright and director.

Masterclass Louis Mandylor

Acting on Camera

A three-day acting-for-camera masterclass with Louis Mandylor.

The Threepenny Opera

From training to performance

Students and alumni in theatre productions and collaborations with cultural organisations in the city.

All activities