{"product_id":"diy-theater-mfa-growing-your-skills-when-you-dont-have-the-time-money-or-opportunity-to-pursue-a-graduate-degree-9798223706052","title":"DIY Theater MFA: Growing Your Skills When You Don't Have the Time, Money, or Opportunity to Pursue a Graduate Degree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if you want to improve your skills as a theater artist, but you don't have the time, money, or opportunity to pursue a graduate degree? Then Do It Yourself!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book starts with Matt Damon's epic takedown of a pompous Harvard graduate student in \u003cem\u003eGood Will Hunting'\u003c\/em\u003es: \"You dropped a hundred and fifty grand on a fuckin' education you coulda' got for a dollar fifty in late charges at the public library.\" Damon's character, Will, is a genius polymath with a particular gift for mathematics and not a drama major, but could his smackdown still be relevant to a collaborative art form like theater? Could an actor, director, designer, stage manager, or administrator design a learning program for themselves that would promote their own growth as artists?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative how-to, retired theater professor Scott Walters (author of \u003cem\u003eBuilding A Sustainable Theater)\u003c\/em\u003e argues not only that such a thing is possible, but that doing so has many advantages over the traditional route. In this brief, practical book, Walters provides a roadmap for those who want to create a theater education that is tailored to their own talents and interests. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Walters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Walters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798223706052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalters, Scott:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Walters is Emeritus Professor of Drama at the University of North Carolina Asheville, where he taught play analysis, theatre history, and directing for more than 20 years. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Access to Excellence grant, and co-authored with Cal Pritner \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Play Analysis. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scott Walters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43640045142131,"sku":"9.79822E+12","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8da19235-2f3c-496b-9412-24f9bc23b9e8.jpg?v=1755698674","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/diy-theater-mfa-growing-your-skills-when-you-dont-have-the-time-money-or-opportunity-to-pursue-a-graduate-degree-9798223706052","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}