So... here we are after a bit of a hiatus. I've been cast as an understudy for a murder mystery dinner theatre (a paid gig) and those shows continue to go well... when I get to do them, which is few and far between I must admit.
Here's the real meat of this post: why is it that English majors think that they can do my stuff, but they think that I can't do their stuff?! I never saw this as a problem until I went to school to get an MFA in Shakespeare. My program excepts folks from both English and Theatre backgrounds. They take a little time to catch the theatre majors up as far as english skills, but no time to catch the English majors up on Theatre skills. Seriously?! When did it become that easy to know all you need to know about theatre?
These English major kids come into this program thinking they know everything because they were in more than a few plays in undergrad. Well I got news: there's more to know about theatre than just being in a play! There are intricacies that you don't even know that you don't know. And, as much as you think you don't need it, theatre history is important to understanding theatre and acting 1 classes ARE useful and can be very effective and helpful to honing your craft.
Alright... I won't go any further down my rant rabbit hole. It only gets more mean from there. Feel free to discuss. :)
