Actors’ passion transcends pay, competition
j Theater students
are in a many are
called, few are cho
sen profession
By Lisa MUegan
They p i.>b.1 liI \ .u ; I! never
ii»i! BMW's ur I’.biii spin > s
titles, but imist ,ii tors say they
didn't go into th*• career lor the
mantT tiiYvwav
i-or mam t lovers.tv .it ting
students. thn '.iiir.il o! in in im.ii I
pav jmlrs in i on I j.'.i r i son to 1! i i *
sheer joy of pet to; m it-.g on
stage
II s pi
!o do s;n
nertorma
\\ anted
uni
VVi
red -
lunooui
IV r ihtl i .1
wouldn't bo .if \v i i i.ii «■ in
timiil.iling olisi.n Irs ih,it stand
in thn way of pursuing her
dream
After .ill, tho University s
own theater performance pro
gram direc tor Hob Barton t .ills
it the many are called, lew are
chosen profession "
I am oni vv ill literallv he com
peting against thousands id
people who want to do the
same thing Her profession's
union is tlie only labor organi
zation in the country that has
actually negotiated tor a lower
"it's the nature ol 1 lif \vi ir k.
she explained. I lu x kliuss
tiiat you'll do it for nothing
List month. I ant oni and -101)
other students from around lint
f.'ountrv got a taste id tins com
[letltion at I'mversits Resident
Theater Association national
auditions in Ness York Lull
student had to earn a nomine
lion from Ha ir t .d lege and
passed .1 n ... uiai 1 . uupet11ion
to in* a tile ! i attend the all
ditlons
The t K TA auditions, held in
several eities ai ross the nation
users sear, alhns students a
i'hant.e to stiovv their stuff to
about ID tile,r : oinpanii % an i
graduate schools at the same
time
Uninterested in getting fin
pioyrncnt is a tie .iter i ompa
ns. I aiu ont altended the .aid.
lions sviih t!:e in: nt at id earn
ing a spot ill graduate si I. •. d
SoilH! College she Was interes!
At Yah-, only eight oat d in
students that UpptV lot li: .e t
mg program an an epti !
Ness York Univursitv, o t
Hot) students apply lor in to Jit
spots
Jell Whitty and Coleman Zetgon perform a scene from Antigone in Acluuj V slylei
4Our focus is that
you learn acting to
become a more
complete human
being. ’
Bob Barton,
1 he. Hr' performance
l m Kjram director
On tile ti<iv she was to per
! irin. I-'anconl arrived in the
small shahh\ lll.-a!''! »! t H > U t t VS 11
huurs e.irlv S lie i' rilemhers
seeing tilhtut iM) people tn the
warm up nuiin nervously run
ning through their audition
monologues, rrr itmg vocal ex
uridses and even practicing
yoga
Fanconi said some students
were talking alio l ong other
...it d ions at N. n V : x s | : ti
grous juilliitrd Siho.d arui their
ex(jerient e aiding in summer
theater i ornpanies
Hut 1- am oiii sard site W as
confident in her abilities and
Ilex er let the i ..mjietitluH lilt illl'
,dal. !i. • d ■■ a \\ . -.1 ( mast at
!.! .tie t . kmd . ! s;t .. .Mill tli.it
and not try to be competitive."
■die sard
■r that da. Now
Fellow f:
trig student
will Cnmjie
hr in
te in
the (
.
ha who
.iliiornia
. K i '\ .1 U u (lions i .u r i mis
vse,k :ii 111!' I ulltll ■ >.t! rnmpi'
titioii fur jobs in Iheal.r some
lini.’s inliinnl.ii.-s her
"I (i-.ii lfi.it !'m going ll> he
nipping hamburgns ,.i Burger
King I - ■ .ins’’ I d a t n ' '. -i t ii i
ness degree. ’In -.aill
H: i vv. ■ \ ■ r M i !•-.!•.. i ■ i ■! ii. r
luvi' ni theater is too great to
abandon Inf another in-' r
It’s something. I i\ >• lu ilu
and I liii v.’ !u i! :! Mi ii Ini
s lid "1 love that vmi gel people
to ihlttk 111. I,' ,1 lilt ul re
wards, .irtd liii'. s vs In vmi d..
it "
A. tin nigh M 11. ■. ii.i ' 'Vi--. t!i.’
.iti-r siir has nut limit. d her ...
r.-cr goals in pet dunning on
stag.' Sh.’ hopes to im re.is.- her
cli.in. es I.if vs ni k hv in .king
tieiself ,ivail.ible fur n sanely ul
|utis in nim .ind television act
ing stage management and
camera operation She is also
considering attending graduate
school next tall
Haiti .i : I Mai. Ii mil
l-ant'oiii vuctre.l m their goals,
t.he'v vv. n't he th’- onlv i 'invei
,,tv gt -id ■ wo:king in the tin a
!’-r vs : : i !
- vs. ■: k . . g
in theater companies all over
t| , \ vs- h One
. ist for si,ns ini hiding Whoopi
Goldberg, \\ ftilnev M mist oil
and Dully I’ai toil
Barton aid he tiles to pro
pare students for the sld! tom
petition of the real world by re
quiring auditions for placement
into acting i lasses
Von take At ting I in the fail.
y ill! it li.I Vi? In i u:i:; >i-i i- Mi;:;
Urns of people just tu get Into
if.i set Olid ( l.lss." In' '..111! (lilt
ol tho approximately 'll) stu
dents who lake Ai ting I r.ii h
ti-rm, only to students iimi illy
earn plai t-in tin- \ tiny; li
class
Hut lt.irton ..in! getting stu
dents theater employ im'iit Is
not the in.itn concern .1! tin’
t 'nivciMty thr.itcr pmp.1111
Our I01 us is th.it you le.irn
.11 till).; tu In iomc .1 mure ccwn
plctc hum.in being.” lie s.i(il
th.it niiymie would 1111:,.I
I euu; .1 hi Hiseholi 1 vvi in!. hut
t h.11 s nut uh.it Its re.111 y
.it mu t
lt.irton s.ml the in.iui heneht
of ,i theater degree is common!
i at|..ris skills
The skills tend to lend
themselves In jobs that deal
yyiih i iillt.e ting the puhlte and
IV r k ; ug : ruler p e lie
said rt'e-re s nothing 111 ai ting
class that i.ull't help you live
y our hie mote sin t e . ,!idly
Alter graduate school,
ham Old hopes she will he utile
to set ure a job in a regional the
ater i ■ imp.my
I haye more dreams id doing
Shakespeare in London than 1
do of ' being on Broadway,
do a one woman si w of the
I either id Uly Tomlin's I hr
Scan h lor .Sign ol Intelligent
Life in the t tihrrsc and to
form a theater company lli.it
would crossa as! roles (i e give
male parts to women) ol t lassir
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