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?
ummm....
Wed, 7 Nov 2007, 10:05 amWow. Okay. I'd actually seen those replies but since I'm not planning on moving to Australia to become an actor or a techie, I figured someone might have more specific advice.
Obviously it's difficult to find work in the arts anywhere, but in the USA, it is definitely not as difficult to find work in the educational theatre sector of the arts. That's why I was posting...perhaps someone knew something about that.
I have used the search function, clearly, but none of them were inquiring about work in educational theatre. The acting question was merely a side question since I stated it is not my intent to move there to BECOME an actor.