Any work in Perth?
Sat, 15 June 2002, 08:08 pmWalter Plinge25 posts in thread
Any work in Perth?
Sat, 15 June 2002, 08:08 pmIs there any work in Perth for Teenagers? 14-16 years old? I love Perth but there is just nothing here for us. Are there really more oppertunities in sydney? is it worth considering moving there once we have finnished school? thx 4 any feed back.
Re: Any work in Perth?: a rant
Thu, 20 June 2002, 06:02 pmHi Tomas!
Yes - I agree that you have a point about Uni Theatre courses. I was spewing that all out in a 10min spiel and it was just easier for me to generalise.
I must admit that I'm not familiar with Notre Dame's uni course so I can't comment on that. I must also confess that I come from the 'old school' where we didn't have a Communications & Cultural Studies degree. I did a theatre major in a B.A English degree. That meant I spent first year doing theatre units and a Literature/Cultural Studies unit which were prerequisite. In 2nd and 3rd year however, all units were part of my Major (Theatre) or Minor (Film&TV) streams.
The recent changes and divisions of schools now means, that in order to do Theatre (Performance Studies), one now has to do a Communications degree that has the shitty Literature/Cultural Studies units being integral in EVERY YEAR of the course. The Theatre component of the course now has been 'watered' down to make room for the Lit units.
I have no idea what practical units Notre Dame is offering so if someone can enlighten me - it would be much appreciated!
Hayman Theatre now offers units on Stage Management, Technical Theatre, Directing, Australian Theatre, Contemporary theatre, as well as the stock Stanislavsky, Brecht etc etc units. All units are practical as far as I know.
I wouldn't now consider the productions at Hayman as 'extra-curricular' anymore - a change in the structuring/assessment of Theatre units now mean our shows are integral in our assessments. 'Extra-curricular' to me means that the shows produced as a 'by-product' of the Theatre course. So if i misunderstood you Tomas - I apologise.
You are right in saying that studying theatre at uni does not lead you to instant theatrical success - far from it.
Also, having a theatre degree means @!#$ in the world. I endorse Hayman Theatre because I KNOW they offer the skills, practical experience and opportunities for you to pursue your theatrical goals. I don't even bother to put my degree on my CV because its EXPERIENCE and not a scroll that says I've graudated that will get me the job/role.
Acting is such a personal thing for people and its up to the individual how far they want to immerse themselves in it. I'm following David Mamet's school thought with 'fall back' jobs - if you have a 'fall back' - YOU WILL FALL BACK. Which is why I disagree with Amanda.
Financially, I want the support to be coming from the arts industry which is why I did theatre at uni. With Hayman Theatre, the course I did there, gave me the skills and confidence to produce, act and direct my own shows in the community. Hopefully a majority of my income will come from shows - only time will tell. Give me a few more years and then maybe I might go back to uni and get a real degree and a real job - but until then.....
thats MY little rant :)
Crispy :)
Yes - I agree that you have a point about Uni Theatre courses. I was spewing that all out in a 10min spiel and it was just easier for me to generalise.
I must admit that I'm not familiar with Notre Dame's uni course so I can't comment on that. I must also confess that I come from the 'old school' where we didn't have a Communications & Cultural Studies degree. I did a theatre major in a B.A English degree. That meant I spent first year doing theatre units and a Literature/Cultural Studies unit which were prerequisite. In 2nd and 3rd year however, all units were part of my Major (Theatre) or Minor (Film&TV) streams.
The recent changes and divisions of schools now means, that in order to do Theatre (Performance Studies), one now has to do a Communications degree that has the shitty Literature/Cultural Studies units being integral in EVERY YEAR of the course. The Theatre component of the course now has been 'watered' down to make room for the Lit units.
I have no idea what practical units Notre Dame is offering so if someone can enlighten me - it would be much appreciated!
Hayman Theatre now offers units on Stage Management, Technical Theatre, Directing, Australian Theatre, Contemporary theatre, as well as the stock Stanislavsky, Brecht etc etc units. All units are practical as far as I know.
I wouldn't now consider the productions at Hayman as 'extra-curricular' anymore - a change in the structuring/assessment of Theatre units now mean our shows are integral in our assessments. 'Extra-curricular' to me means that the shows produced as a 'by-product' of the Theatre course. So if i misunderstood you Tomas - I apologise.
You are right in saying that studying theatre at uni does not lead you to instant theatrical success - far from it.
Also, having a theatre degree means @!#$ in the world. I endorse Hayman Theatre because I KNOW they offer the skills, practical experience and opportunities for you to pursue your theatrical goals. I don't even bother to put my degree on my CV because its EXPERIENCE and not a scroll that says I've graudated that will get me the job/role.
Acting is such a personal thing for people and its up to the individual how far they want to immerse themselves in it. I'm following David Mamet's school thought with 'fall back' jobs - if you have a 'fall back' - YOU WILL FALL BACK. Which is why I disagree with Amanda.
Financially, I want the support to be coming from the arts industry which is why I did theatre at uni. With Hayman Theatre, the course I did there, gave me the skills and confidence to produce, act and direct my own shows in the community. Hopefully a majority of my income will come from shows - only time will tell. Give me a few more years and then maybe I might go back to uni and get a real degree and a real job - but until then.....
thats MY little rant :)
Crispy :)
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