Moving to Australia from the USA?
Wed, 7 Nov 2007, 05:45 amCAgirlinNY15 posts in thread
Moving to Australia from the USA?
Wed, 7 Nov 2007, 05:45 amI tried to post this before to no avail...so let's see how this works.
I'm a young student who will receive a Master's Degree in Educational Theatre from New York University in the fall of 2008. I have spent time living abroad in France and will spend a bit of time in Ireland studying theatre this summer.
I have worked for some of the biggest theatres in the country (The Roundabout) in their education departments and am looking to move to Australia to work in the education department of a company and/or some aspect of Educational Theatre.
Is it difficult to find work there? I know the head of our Department started a program at Griffith University....I'm just wondering if it would be near impossible to find something....I'd love to go there for a while and just experience something different.
Any help is appreciated!
I'm not sure where I would like to be in Australia....anywhere at the moment seems fine.
Also, perhaps this is a cultural question, would I experience prejudice, etc. for being American and/or speaking with an American accent?
I also am an actress and would like to continue with that a little, but not as a main profession. Are there often shows done where an actor is required to have an American accent in Australia?
This has been answered and
Wed, 7 Nov 2007, 08:57 amThis has been answered and answered and answered before. Do a search for 'coming to Australia' on this site.
See these threads:
http://www.theatre.asn.au/green_room_gossip/english_actress_coming_to_australia
http://www.theatre.asn.au/tech_talk/coming_to_oz_are_we_completely_insane
There was another one recently, but I couldn't find it.
Yes, it's difficult to find work here - when isn't it difficult to find work in the arts. We can offer more specific advice if you let us know where you're planning on being in Australia, since the industries differ from state to state.
You would more likely to be hired for having an American accent - most actors here learn a US accent just so they can get more work. It's more for film/TV roles than in theatre, but there is also a prevalence of American roles in theatre too, since most companies perform non-Australian plays.
(Sorry if I sound rude. I'm just getting tired of writing the same d*n replies all the time. Is the search function so hard to find on this site?)
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