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chrism · 11-15-2005, 06:25 PM

CoachC, you said:

"One final point - considering MT programs and their direct relation to MT employment is VERY different from considering this for straight acting programs. I know much less about the latter, but I know enough (esp. through colleagues who are working BFA and MFA actors) to know they aren't the same animal."

Since I have a kid who could go in either direction (MT or acting) I'm fascinated by this comment and I have no clue what it means. Why is MT employment different from Acting employment? Why aren't they same animal? How are they not the same? I'm really in the dark.

This may sound strange to those in the field, but I always considered acting to be MT without the singing! Sounds dumb when I type it out, but gosh, that's how it is presented in the auditions - the actors give 2 monologues, the MT'ers 2 monologues plus 2 songs.

Hope you can enlighten me, I'm really interested.

11-15-2005, 06:25 PM	#27
chrism Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Threads: 55 Posts: 620	CoachC! CoachC, you said: "One final point - considering MT programs and their direct relation to MT employment is VERY different from considering this for straight acting programs. I know much less about the latter, but I know enough (esp. through colleagues who are working BFA and MFA actors) to know they aren't the same animal." Since I have a kid who could go in either direction (MT or acting) I'm fascinated by this comment and I have no clue what it means. Why is MT employment different from Acting employment? Why aren't they same animal? How are they not the same? I'm really in the dark. This may sound strange to those in the field, but I always considered acting to be MT without the singing! Sounds dumb when I type it out, but gosh, that's how it is presented in the auditions - the actors give 2 monologues, the MT'ers 2 monologues plus 2 songs. Hope you can enlighten me, I'm really interested.