VCA?
Mon, 21 Sept 2009, 03:44 pmPokey16 posts in thread
VCA?
Mon, 21 Sept 2009, 03:44 pmHi everybody,
Like many, I'm planning to try out for acting schools this year. I currently live in Adelaide, and have my Nida audition on the 14th of Nov and my Waapa audition on the 25th of Nov. I wasn't planning to try out for VCA this year, as they are not auditioning in Adelaide, but I've been told that I should. Now I'm conflicted, because in order to audition in Melbourne I'd have to fly to Melbourne the day following my Waapa audition for the last days of VCA auditions.
It's not that I'm unwilling, but I question why VCA are not auditioning in all capital cities this year. Nida and Waapa are willing to come to Adelaide, so why not VCA? In addition, I've heard things in the past, from this message board too, about VCA 'culling' a lot of students from their acting courses. Now, granted, that post ( http://www.theatre.asn.au/node/1908 ) was referring to Lindy Davies in particular, who has now resigned from her post. But I wondered if anyone on this board knows whether it's still a common practice? Also, VCA is becoming part of Melbourne University next year. Do you think that will change things? As I said above, I will make the effort to fly to Melbourne, but I'm not sure if I'd want to spend a year at VCA only to be failed or forced to quit without any understanding of why I'm not making the grade.
So what do people in the know think about VCA? Is it changing with the removal of Lindy Davies and the connection to Melbourne University?
Thanks everyone for your
Wed, 23 Sept 2009, 09:49 amThanks everyone for your advice. I've chosen to forget VCA this year, as WAAPA grad suggested. It may be clearer next year what is happening there, but if the school is becoming chiefly academic then I have no interest in going there. I think every aspiring actor would prefer to go to a school that focuses foremost on practical work.
It's an absolute shame that this is happening to VCA. It's extremely sad that such a great school is changing in such a way. It's also disappointing that it's happening in Melbourne, a beautiful city and long considered one of the most artistic and cultural cities in Australia. Oh well, hopefully they won't go down this path, although it looks likely that they will.