[NEohioPAL] acting workshops?

[Anastasjoy at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/1/09 4:12:27 PM, rtiques1 at aol.com writes:


> I wasnt going to post, then decided I should.  I dont understand why 
> people are charging people for acting workshops with acting coaches that havent 
> really done any acting.  You could goto NYC and be taught by people 
> currently on TV and doing major films for cheaper than what some of these people 
> are charging for these workshops.  I think it is great to want to teach, 
> but honestly, why should people pay rediculous amounts of money for these 
> classes when The coaches themselves have no credits.   Also, there are several 
> schools that offer free courses over the summer,  I dont think it is right 
> at all to charge unless you can promise people they are getting what they 
> pay for.  Not saying that is the case, but if you check the names of people 
> doing the classes,  most of the time, they havent done much of any acting 
> themselves??  I am all for people taking workshops, but not fo r people 
> using the workshops to make a buck. 
> 
Well, you ought to evaluate workshops and talk to people who have taken 
them. But keep in mind that just because someone has "on TV" doesn't 
necessarily make that person a better teacher or coach (or even actor) that someone 
who "hasn't really done any acting," whatever that may mean. Someone may be a 
highly effective teacher without having a long list of flashy credit — see 
what their students have accomplished or what their students feel they've 
gotten from the classes/coaching. Yes, there are free classes, but sometimes 
you get what you pay for. I don't undertsand why anyone would resent a 
talented teacher charging for their services — and each student alone is the judge 
of whether it is worth it to them. I don't think it's fair to sit in 
judgement on whether it's "right" for someone to charge or whether anyone, other 
than yourself is "getting what they paid for."




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