Unify the Stage

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To the point that it gets creepy: http://www.howlround.com/this-year-lets-redefine-success-by-polly-carl/

P. Carl, an amazingly smart person and the founder of HowlRound recently posted this article on deciding whether or not to get your MFA. Carl makes a lot of really interesting points in this, and I agree with most of what they say. Although I continue to believe that our lives are all very different and our "careers" in this field (yes, quotes are necessary for that) are all over the map. I read this article on the heels of a couple of things going on in my mind... The first is that I, as a teacher of undergraduates, think a lot about the value of education. We had a faculty meeting yesterday, our college now costs students 22,000 a year. Without room and board. I went to the same school, it was half that much when I went there. Even less my first year. And lots of students are dropping out because of cost. And lots of students are taking out exorbitant amount of financial aid without even realizing what they are getting themselves in to. And then they blow off classe...

" Modeled after The Flea Theater’s successful resident company of actors, The Bats (now in its 16th season), this intensive residency program will allow a small team of young directors to work, train and direct in support of The Flea’s season under the supervision of Artistic Director Jim Simpson and The Flea Theater staff. THE   FLEA  IS  NOW   ACCEPTING   APPLICATIONS FOR   THE   DIRECTORS  IN  RESIDENCE PROGRAM An intensive full time Residency in Directing at a leading Off-Off Broadway Theater, this unique program offers a deep hands on, learn while you do it practical entrance to contemporary theater directing and production. The Resident Director program, while being open for all to apply, is suitable only for outstanding young directors, demonstrating exceptional promise and with a minimum of nine months to fully commit to the rigors of a real theatrical environment. This is not an intern program, an assistant directing program,...

From The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2010/mar/26/theatre-directors-advice?intcmp=239

There is a new facebook page which everyone must add to their friends, or like, or whatever. It's called "The State of Chicago" and it is, "about building and strengthening the Chicago community in the areas of entrepreneurship, the arts, poverty, and education."  http://www.facebook.com/StateOfChicago Chicago theater director Jonathan Berry posted this the other day: "Having worked in Chicago as a theater artist for 15 years, I feel like the community and the work that is being presented is second to none in the states. While New York certainly has more financial opportunity, I believe the quality of the work here, in particular the quality of the acting, is to my taste more consistently high.  And, what's more, the gap between store front and the major equit y houses feels primarily financial. You can see a brilliantly staged and acted work in a small basement just as easily as you can by going downtown and buying a more high-priced ticket for o...

Great post on the Guardian's theater blog about what to do to be a director... http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2010/mar/23/theatre-director-10-top-tips