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Acting in the academy : the history of professional actor training in US higher education / Peter Zazzali.

By: Zazzali, Peter [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2016Description: xvi, 219 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138914384 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Acting -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 792'.028'071 Summary: There are over 150 BFA and MFA acting programmes in the US today, nearly all of which claim to prepare students for theatre careers. Peter Zazzali contends that the curricula of these courses represent an ethos that is as outdated as it is limited, given today's shrinking job market for stage actors. His book traces the history of actor training in universities to make the case for a move beyond standard courses in voice and speech, movement, or performance, to develop an entrepreneurial model that motivates and encourages students to create their own employment opportunities.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

There are over 150 BFA and MFA acting programmes in the US today, nearly all of which claim to prepare students for theatre careers. Peter Zazzali contends that the curricula of these courses represent an ethos that is as outdated as it is limited, given today's shrinking job market for stage actors. His book traces the history of actor training in universities to make the case for a move beyond standard courses in voice and speech, movement, or performance, to develop an entrepreneurial model that motivates and encourages students to create their own employment opportunities.

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