A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program Performs in Moscow
A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program students Aaron Moreland and Nemuna Ceesay in The House of Bernarda Alba. Photo by Alessandra Mello. |
Says Smith, “We feel tremendously honored that our M.F.A. program has been invited to participate in this festival with other drama schools from Europeand Russia. The occasion promises to offer a multi-faceted collision of culture, theater, and approaches to the art and craft of acting. Sharing work with students from different cultures and training programs is going to be an invaluable educational experience.”
Our students and their fearless and inspiring director Stephen Buescher (Head of Movement in the A.C.T. M.F.A. Program) have been preparing for weeks to remount their incredible production of Bernarda Alba, which they performed last spring at The Costume Shop, A.C.T.’s funky new downtown performance space. Old scripts were dug out with blocking notes scribbled in the margins, and the student actors are once again preparing to walk in the shoes of characters they initially discovered and created months ago.
A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program student Asher Grodman in The House of Bernarda Alba. Photo by Alessandra Mello.
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For this
production of Bernarda Alba, Buescher
and the class of 2014 have truly reimagined this beautiful work. While
remaining true to Lorca's script, they have pushed the boundaries of what a
"traditional" production might look like. Male actors have been added
into what was originally written as an all-female production, playing both men and
women in the play. There is music, beautiful movement, and puppetry, but also
simplicity within the bold choices this cast has made to lift this particular
production of this play into something no one has seen before. The result is a
powerful, original piece, and the students can't wait to share it with peers
from acting schools across the globe.
In addition
to performing Bernarda Alba, the
students will be taking part, along with Buescher and A.C.T. Conservatory
Director Melissa Smith, in discussions, workshops, and master classes with
acting students and professors from all over the world. This truly will be a
once-in-a-lifetime experience for them that has the potential to segue into new
relationships and future partnerships for the M.F.A. Program.
A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program students (clockwise from top left) Nemuna Ceesay, Lisa Kitchens, Blair Busbee, and Elyse Price in The House of Bernarda Alba. Photo by Alessandra Mello.
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You can
check out the festival's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Открытый-урок-Станиславский-продолжается-Фестиваль-актерских-школ-мира/499191096765761 to see photos from productions by the other
acting schools who are participating in the festival.
Follow their
journey by searching for hashtag #ACTinMoscow for updates on Facebook and
Twitter.
Bon voyage
and break a leg, M.F.A. Program class of 2014!
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