To Thine Own Brand Be True: An Actor Begins His Reeducation
The star of Broadway’s “Ghost” learns to navigate the business of show business all over again.
Category Archives: Education
Open for Business: The Artist as Entrepreneur
A roundtable discussion on 21st-century arts management and training between the country’s leading theatrical entrepreneurs.
The Weirder the Better?
Theatre students learn best, one educator asserts, from futzing around with the unstructured fringes of the art form.
Closing the Arts Gap
We must all be teaching artists now.
On the Job
Theatre pros recall the doors they’ve opened by assisting (including a few better left closed).
I Get a Sidekick Out of You
For one young director, assisting is a tricky balancing act with a great view.
Design Is Not a Private Affair
And it never has been, say pros who relish their assistants’ creativity and appetite for knowledge.
Supporting Roles
Assisting is a rite of passage for many artists. Are they getting ahead—or just getting coffee?
Learning by Lending a Hand
In Jan. 2012’s “Approaches to Theatre Training” issue, we ask directors, actors, and writers what it means–and how it feels–to be an assistant.
In the Beginning Was the Body
From Lecoq and Laban to Michael Chekhov and Suzuki, U.S. movement training derives its strength and purpose from abroad.