R66 - I found the movie, directed by Philip Saville in 1990.ġ954: blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Asa Kaufman (Silver) arrives in London to work anonymously on scripts for the new independent television series 'Robin Hood'. Some of it is because they picked the right kids and the rest is because those kids had shown they were passionate about their craft even before they considered CMU as an option. There's a reason why so many people from the program have done well. The acting program is pretty serious and it was even more so back then. Look, I'm not going to go, "YOU OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL THERE!" because you may have, who knows. I wish I could get across what these kids do before they get into a school like this and they end up competing against other kids that have performed for years even at 17 or 18. Some of these kids have been working since they were 12 or younger. Okay, I'm not going to tip my hat too much here but people that get into these programs at good schools like CMU have been acting for years at the point they get in. It's a tight knit group and they want to pull you into that system from the start. Most schools that have acting programs do have something that starts as soon as you get there. They got rid of that practice years ago.įinally, you start your acting classes freshman year. So even if you got into the program you might not be there next semester. "You have Tick, Tick, Boom down as one of the monologues you know so why don't you give that a try!" Also sometimes they go into very specific musical theory stuff that you'd only know if you'd been doing that for a while.Īlso back then, it was very much a conservatory (still is tbh) in that they would cut people from the program often. Some of them you'll be able to perform as your own choice (do what you think you know best) and then the board judging you might pick what they want you to do from the monologues you have told them that you know. Usually, they want you to know between 5 and 7. Usually, that requires singing a few songs and choosing a selection of monologues. You can go to CMU and do any major you want but if you want to go for Acting/Musical Theater you have to audition for that program as you would for any acting program at a major school. You're just guessing! Child, do not cite the deep magic to me, I was there when it was written! The undergraduate program is not "hard to get into", really, because the applicants are 17, or 18 or 19 and choosing it as their major, after starting at CMU.Ībsolutely wrong as hell. by AnonymousĬMU Drama has BA and Ma programs. The Monty Clift project would have done better now than this because wouldn't have involved politics at all. (Add to that list anything involving a virus that kills the population is a no-no now.) While I'm sure this show will be good, it will be an uphill climb. Most people don't want political shows right now and are burned out on it as Ryan Murphy is finding out with his Monica Lewinsky series, but he wasn't the only one that has had a political series come out in 2020 or 2021 (so far) which either bombed or people forgot about. The Only Murders in the Building also comes to mind, which has its serious moments but it is also a lot of fun. If you want to get more serious then White Lotus and Hacks. While this film (or is it a miniseries?) may only be "in development" the subject matter in these political witch-hunty times couldn't be more pertinent and I'd bet it will get fast-tracked to production.Īctually, people want shows like Ted Lasso. While he is talented he doesn't often get the right material and I think that's why people think he's just an okay actor. He was good enough at singing and acting to get into CMU a few decades ago. The Carnegie Mellon drama school is hard to get into, you don't get in if you're not talented
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