MA Acting (International) - Acting (International) Degree

Program Overview

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The MA/MFA Acting (International) program is an intensive, professional training for international students emphasizing a wide range of core acting skills. The curriculum includes acting classes, movement, voice production, articulation, and Shakespeare, with a focus on integrating Stanislavski's techniques and East 15's unique methodologies. Graduates leave with comprehensive professional training, enabling them to pursue acting careers globally. The program offers dedicated classes for students with both first and second languages in English, ensures proficiency in English dialects, and includes public performances for all students.

Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

The MA/MFA Acting (International) is a full-time, professional, and intensive training program designed specifically for international students. The course emphasizes the importance of the integration and mastery of a wide spectrum of core acting skills. This includes acting classes, Laban, Feldenkrais, Somatic and Grotowski based movement classes, voice production, articulation, RP (Received Pronunciation), context, and singing. The training draws primarily on existing practice, the legacy of Stanislavski, and the unique methodologies and ethos of East 15 itself, which grew out of the techniques, beliefs, and practice of one of the UK's most famous and historically influential theatre companies of the 20th Century, Joan Littlewood's ‘Theatre Workshop'.

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Outline:

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Year 1

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Component 01: Core

• Advanced Acting Technique (30 CREDITS)

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Component 02: Core

• Character and Scene Work (30 CREDITS)

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Component 03: Core

• Shakespeare (30 CREDITS)

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Component 04: Core

• Contemporary Texts (30 CREDITS)

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Component 05: Core with Options

• EA606-7-SU or EA605-7-SU (60 CREDITS)

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Year 2 (MFA Students only)

• Focus on working as an acting ensemble with outside professional theatre directors.

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Teaching:

• Training by professionals and for professionals, allowing graduates to work successfully across the globe.
• International, outstanding teaching faculty made up of professionals from all areas of live and recorded performance.

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Careers:

• Graduates will have a comprehensive, professional training and a clear, embedded process that will enable them to pursue professional careers in theatre and related professions in an increasingly global industry.
• Graduates are working and winning awards as actors in the USA, China, Norway, South Korea, and many other countries.
• Many have formed their own very successful theatre companies, including LubDub Theatre in New York, and have written plays performed professionally in London, New York, LA, Oslo, and Washington.
• MFA graduates have also gone on to teaching careers at Universities in North America, South Korea, and many other countries around the world.

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Other:

• The course is taught at the picturesque Loughton Campus.
• The program offers regular classes during the year for English first-language and English second-language students.
• The English first language students (USA, Canada, Australia, etc.)
concentrate on accent/dialect and received pronunciation (RP), while the second-language students focus more on accent, rhythm, stress, and diction.
• All students participate in public performances during their study.
• By the end of the course, students will be able to work in accurate English dialect and perform sophisticated texts with confidence.

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International fee £21,700 Additional costs for materials and field trips of up to approximately £775. Equipment lists are reviewed annually.