Moving to Australia from the USA?

I 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?

You won't run into very much prejudice having an american accent, we are a nation where foreign accents are becoming the norm. This is a good thing. Educational theatre is a very broad area. Are you seeking work as a drama teacher in a school environment, as a lecturer in tertiary, as a tutor or animatuer in youth theatre or maybe as an education officer. There are not many big companies that have education officers but there are some. There is a possibility that you might get an admin job with one of the Arts Departments. The point is that we are a nation of 21 million people in a huge geographic area. Arts are underfunded even by most international standards and funding is getting smaller rather than larger. There is work but it's hard to find. If you are coming I reccomend the eastern states particularly NSW or Victoria. Is that all there is? Well if that's all there is my friend, then let's keep dancing. www.tonymoore.id.au

You won't run into very

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