This is the first in a series of posts inspired by this year’s Musical Theater Educators Alliance conference. Every year for the past sixteen years, leading pedagogues from musical theater training programs around the world have gathered to share presentations on their most effective methods. This year, our meeting was hosted by New York University’s …
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CMU Students offer more Freshman survival tips
The Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama Class of 2017 got together to offer this friendly advice to students starting their freshman year in a BFA Theater Arts program. (Thanks to Ken Davenport for posting this on his excellent blog, “The Producer’s Perspective!” If you missed it, you should also check out this advice from …
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Ready, Aim, Fire!
Take steps now to achieve Maximum SAVI in the new school year! On the rifle range, the command rings out: ready, aim, fire! Shimmering on its launchpad, the school year waits like a rocket, ready for liftoff at the start of September. Now, as the countdown dwindles down to its final days, we must READY …
The single most important thing to do in your college audition
My interview with Joe Deer (published in three parts, here, here and here) generated a ton of traffic and response on the site, which leads me to believe there are a lot of serious singing actors with college auditions on their minds. As a followup, I want to tip you off to the single most …
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Keys to Success in Your College Audition
Part III of my conversation with Joe Deer, co-author of Acting in Musical Theatre. Joe’s book has the well-deserved subtitle “A Comprehensive Course,” and he recently shared his comprehensive knowledge about the training of the singing actor at the Educational Theatre Association conference last weekend. Prior to that, though, he was kind enough to give …
Choosing Your Target Schools
Part II of my conversation with Joe Deer, co-author of Acting in Musical Theatre. Previously… The estimable Joe Deer, co-author of Acting In Musical Theatre: A Comprehensive Course, author of Directing in Musical Theatre, and Distinguished Professor of Musical Theatre at Wright State University, graciously gave me a preview of his upcoming presentation for the …
To BFA or Not To BFA – Is That The Question?
Is a BFA Degree Part of the Recipe for Musical Theater Success? Part I of my conversation with Joe Deer, co-author of Acting in Musical Theatre Sooner or later, any serious singing actor faces the College Question – should I study musical theater in college? And what do I have to do to get into …
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