The École of the national dramatic center of Saint-Etienne was created in 1982, answering the wish of Jean Dasté to register the formation of new generations of actors within the domestic network of the universities of dramatic art. The school is established within the Comédie of Saint-Etienne which allows a broad training, and a direct transmission, theatrical and parathéâtraux trades, thanks to multiple meetings with the artists.

The schooling is 3 years, made up of fundamental courses and the training courses, and is divided into two cycles:

• 1e and 2nd years, mainly broad cycle of training of the knowledge-being and the know-how of the actor
• 3rd year, cycle of application and implementation.