Rutgers'
Conservatory at Shakespeare's Globe in London gives serious young
artists intensive conservatory training, in the heart of London, under
the instruction of the most accomplished theater artists in the United
Kingdom. Bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) program actors study at Shakespeare's Globe in London for the
full third year of their program. Generally, B.F.A. designers in the
first semester of their third year, and B.F.A. stage managers in the
fall semester of their third or fourth year study at Shakespeare's
Globe in London. Rutgers University is unique in that it is the only
member of the top undergraduate conservatory training programs in
America, which spends a full year abroad. Through access to the Globe's
space, master teachers, scholars, and practitioners, this program
fulfills the twofold mission of both Shakespeare's Globe and Rutgers
University of combining the best of conservatory training and
first-rate undergraduate education.
Shakespeare's Globe is an
organization founded by the pioneering American actor/director Sam
Wanamaker as a unique international resource dedicated to the
exploration of Shakespeare's work and the playhouse for which he wrote,
through the connected means of education and performance. The facility
includes a faithful open-air reconstruction of the Globe Theater used
by William Shakespeare for his own company and his contemporaries in
the 16th century. Rutgers' Conservatory at Shakespeare's Globe in
London is a program carefully designed to enhance and broaden the
skills of each student, and is fully integrated with the curriculum of
the department and program. The experience and knowledge gained there
will provide a solid foundation for their future growth as theater
artists. Acting, design, and stage management students, trained in the
Globe practices, have the potential to create a unique impact on the
American theater.
|
