Inside A.C.T.

The A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program  class of 2014 recently returned from Moscow, where they were honored as the only U.S. acting school invited to attend the prestigious Stanislavsky Festival. They performed Federico García Lorca's  The House of Bernarda Alba , were featured on the  evening news , and interacted with students from England, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Poland, France, and Russia. We asked the students to share their photos and reflections from this unforgettable trip. To read more about their experiences, search for hashtag  #ACTinMoscow  on  Facebook  and  Twitter . A backstage sign at Moscow Art Theatre. Photo courtesy Elyse Price. Elyse Price Dobre OOtra! Good morning from the foggy streets of Moscow City. I woke up this morning to the smell of cigarette smoke and the sensation of the cold, crisp Russian air creeping in through my hotel room window. This is not a complaint, rather a surreal reckoning. In this ...

posted by Elyse Price, member of the A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program class of 2014 Our coverage of the 2012 Sky Festival continues with a post from Elyse Price, whose original work Noncents is one of the selected pieces to come to life over this vibrant two-week festival. L to R: Maggie Leigh and Elyse Price in Noncents . Photo by Kevin Berne. L to R: Noncents performers Maggie Leigh and Elyse Price, assistant director Lisa Kitchens, and director Domenique Lozano. Photo by Kevin Berne. The idea of The Sky Festival is such a fabulous one—its title mantra, "the sky is the limit," mixed with about 50 daring, creative, and energized artists, is dangerously exciting. And it takes place at A.C.T., no less, a theater company that pushes boundaries and wants to challenge its audience. When I found out about this festival during callback weekend for the M.F.A. Program, I was hooked, and already had ideas brewing . . . but when it came to proposal time, after spending m...