Harvard to offer theater major

alwaysamom
Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:49:28 +0000

hopenest, this is exactly the kind of generalization that you should rid yourself of, and quickly, if you hope to make a career in the arts. Denigrating certain schools, actors, theatre companies, producers, directors, take your pick, will come back to bite you. Trust me. The theatre world is a small one and you never know who is listening to what you have to say. Just a small piece of advice.

Just one anecdotal note, of many I could list, is an actor who we know, and is also known by others here on CC. He booked a national tour in the fall of his senior year at Brown(eight years ago) and took a leave of absence. He has been in shows continuously since then other than the one semester he went back to finish his degree. He has done another national tour, has been on Broadway, moved to off-Broadway with his show and continues there currently. He has taken time off from that show to do many other smaller shows in NY and regionally. Very talented and it wasn’t connections that got him work.

A related caution. Don’t assume that the offspring of famous actors are without talent of their own.