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Oh, and what does it mean to audit a class?
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Auditing is simply sitting in on a class and watching it happen. You don't (usually) participate in them, so it allows you to get a 'feel' for what the class is like.
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Also, if it's not too much trouble, can you say what makes you think The Acting Corps isn't as good as the other acting schools you've mentioned?
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As to the Acting Corps, IMHO they just are not comprehensive enough. By way of example, I studied the 'Meisner' technique there for four months and I realized after one class at the Meisner Center that the Corps had the whole thing screwed up. I literally hadn't learned a thing about acting! At least not well anyway...
You just have to understand that learning the emotional work in acting takes time. The Acting Corps to me are the equivalent of a new diet pill. They promise stuff that just ain't going to happen, everyone knows it and people still buy it anyway. If you're wondering what to look out for, ANYONE who says they can have you ready to work at a professional level in less than two years is flat out lying...well, unless you have a full time coach.
And then maybe...
What I tend to look for during an audit is a teacher that is involved, passionate about what they are doing and does not have any sort of prima donna attitude. If I even sniff a 'guru' type and I'm out the door. Admittedly, it can be pretty tough to sort out what class is what when you're first getting started. Truth be told, I wouldn't have ever found the Meisner Center had I not got my feet wet at the Acting Corps.
I just wish it didn't cost me the equivalent of an entire year at Meisner Center to figure it out!
Just, be patient and audit like crazy...you'll start meeting other auditors and get to chatting with them. You'll learn a lot from this, as most of them have been out doing the same thing (or they have friends that are.) Hope this helps, I'll keep checking back if you have anymore ??'s