M.F.A. in Acting

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The M.F.A. Acting Program at SMU Meadows seeks to prepare serious, dedicated artists for a life in the profession. 课程结合了广泛的和包容性的演员训练与排练和表演的经典, contemporary, ensemble-based and self-created works. 我们与屡获殊荣的达拉斯剧院中心的独特关系为学生提供了与国内和国际地位的艺术家合作的能力.

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About The Program

Blake Hackler Chair, Division of Theatre, Head of Acting, Associate Professor

Three Years of Training

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Year One

《威尼斯人博彩》关注的是演员在想象环境下冲动的自我释放. Acting, Voice/Speech, and Movement classes work together to identify and redirect habitual behaviors, release imagination, 并组织一个基本的技巧,让演员把他们的全部自我带到工作中.

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Year Two

第二年通过沉浸在提高文本扩展技术的发展, both classical and contemporary. 演员通过扩展声音和方言工作来扩展他们的技术和想象力, commedia and character mask, and European clown. In addition to regular casting, 研究生创作两个自我指导的作品-一个独奏和一个合奏为基础.

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Year Three

In their Third Year, 演员们在表演和镜头前的课堂上都面临着当代文本的挑战. 专业发展包括与来自两岸的行业专业人士的研讨会. 演员们与专业的工作人员一起创作和录制画外音演示和电影胶片. 这一年的高潮是一个拍摄的数字展示,向每个主要市场的经纪人和选角导演推销.

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Get to know past M.F.A. Graduates.

Alumni Spotlight

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Tiffany Denise Hobbs

Tiffany is a television, film, 她是一位戏剧演员,在著名的文科和表演艺术机构接受了20多年的培训, including SMU, Yale, The Second City, and Upright Citizens Brigade.

她是达拉斯剧院中心布里尔利常驻表演公司的前成员,也是肯尼·利昂的《威尼斯人娱乐城》剧院的特色女演员, 蒂芙尼在《威尼斯人娱乐城》全国巡回演出中扮演了两年的神子. In 2018, Tiffany joined the Broadway musical, Waitress, spear-headed by Sara Bareilles, Jessie Nelson, and Diane Paulus. In 2019, 她因在耶鲁话剧团的《威尼斯人博彩》中饰演奥利维亚而被康涅狄格影评人奖提名为戏剧类最佳女主角. 蒂芙尼还在帕克广受好评的作品《威尼斯人娱乐城》中饰演纽约莎士比亚的乌苏拉, directed by Kenny Leon.

On TV, she can be found co-starring in Donald Glover's FX hit, "Atlanta"; Netflix's "Ozark", "The Haunting of Hill House" and "Pose"; the OWN Network's "Love Is ___"; CBS's "MacGyver," "Bull" and "Code Black"; and in SyFy's "Happy.她还会在TNT电视台的美剧《威尼斯人娱乐城》中客串佩内洛普·范·萨默斯一角。. Tiffany is a part of multiple series in the upcoming 2022 season as well.

你可以在Netflix上看到她在亚伦·索尔金的电影《威尼斯人博彩》中饰演的桑德拉.

Michael-Aronov

Michael Aronov

阿罗诺夫在《威尼斯人娱乐城》中扮演了三季的Anton Baklanov. In 2017, The Blacklist brought him on to play Smokey Putnum. Aronov还在Showtime的美剧《威尼斯人博彩》中扮演John Malkovich的得力助手. Aronov目前在Cinemax的新剧《威尼斯人博彩》中扮演主角之一,最近在大银幕上看到了《威尼斯人娱乐城》. Aronov is also known for his role as Chovka in The Drop (2014). Other films include Amexicano and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. 2017年,阿罗诺夫凭借在舞台剧《威尼斯人娱乐城》中饰演的乌里·萨维尔获得了托尼奖最佳男主角奖. He was also honored with the Lucille Lortel Award and the Obie Award.

Lauren-Graham

Lauren Graham

Graham played Lorelai Gilmore in the hit show, Gilmore Girls (2000) that ran for seven seasons on The CW. 格雷厄姆获得了金球奖电视剧类最佳女主角的提名, nominated for a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Female Television Star, won two Teen Choice Awards and nominated twice for a SAG award, and many more awards. In 2016, 格雷厄姆继续《威尼斯人娱乐城》的传奇故事,并在Netflix上播出了衍生剧《威尼斯人博彩》(2016). 目前,格雷厄姆在迪士尼Plus上播放的《威尼斯人娱乐城》(2021)中扮演亚历克斯.

Brandon-Potter

Brandon Potter

Potter was a member of Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company for the 2014 and 2015 seasons: The Great Society (President Johnson); Deferred Action; All the Way (President Johnson); A Christmas Carol (Ebenezer Scrooge); Sense and Sensibility; The Book Club Play. Regional credits include Jake in Straight White Men at Second Thought Theatre; Gene the Carpenter in The Carpenter at the Alley Theatre; Gloucester in Richard III at Shakespeare Dallas. Onscreen: Dale in the Sundance feature, Little Woods; Ezra in the sci-fi series, Day 5; Roman Praetor Quintus in the TV Series The Chosen. All manner of voiceover for cartoons, video games, and commercials. Recent clients include Samsung, Whole Foods, and Facebook.

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Tiana Kaye Blair

Tiana Kaye Blair, a native of Dallas, TX, is a director, actor, educator, culture worker, and the first artist to become certified to teach SoulWork. SoulWork是一种基于非裔美国人表演传统的综合戏剧制作方法和教学法, developed by Dr. Cristal Chanelle Truscott. Through affirming Black artistic practices, SoulWork采用包容性教学法,为各种背景的艺术家创造空间和机会,让他们在自己的艺术实践中研究文化影响. 这种方法让艺术家参与关于文化知识和特殊性的跨社区对话, and assimilation and appropriation, in efforts to decolonize artistic practice and curricula. 作为一名艺术家和活动家,布莱尔使用这种方法来促进社区对话, curate artistic space within under-represented and marginalized communities, train practitioners and future theatre professionals, and create theatrical work within the professional theatre industry. Her directing work includes Spell 7 (Prairie View A&M University); Dutchman (Metamorphosis Theatre); Mlima’s Tale, 天秤座季节(第二思想剧院)工作:音乐剧(达拉斯剧院中心), Hurt Village (Southern Methodist University). 她是达拉斯剧院中心布里尔利驻地表演公司的成员,她的一些表演作品包括:便士糖果, Steel Magnolias, In The Heights, The Great Society, Hair, and The Mountaintop.

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Antoinette Crowe-Legacy

Legacy is best known for her work in Godfather of Harlem, Geechee and Passing. Currently, Legacy is playing Kaneisha in Slave Play on Broadway, and an upcoming show called Kindred—based on the Octavia E. Butler Novel.

Amy-Acker

Amy Acker

阿克第一次获得认可是因为她在电视连续剧中饰演了维尼弗雷德·伯克尔 Angel. 她获得了土星奖最佳电视剧女配角,并因该角色获得了电影逃脱奖和金卫星奖的提名. 她最近的电视角色是漫威的“凯特琳·斯特拉克” The Gifted and the hacker/assassin turned Machine, “Root,” on Person of Interest. Acker’s other series regular roles include Alias, Dollhouse, and Happy Town. Guest-starring roles include Grey’s Anatomy, Suits, Agents of Shield, How I Met Your Mother, The Good Wife, Grimm, Once Upon a Time, No Ordinary Family, Private Practice, Supernatural, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Acker starred as “Beatrice” in the independent feature film Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Joss Whedon. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.

Beethovan-Oden

Beethovan Oden

贝多芬曾在全国各地的地方舞台上演出,其中包括he Bluest Eye, Intimate Apparel, The Mountaintop, Master Harold…And the Boys, The Fabulous Miss Marie, Argonautika, A Raisin in the Sun, Our Town where he was recognized for his turn as the Stage Manager and My Children! My Africa! for which he received the Ossie Davis Award for his portrayal of Thami. 自从在纽约定居以来,他一直在百老汇外的新联邦剧院工作, Luna Stage, Metropolitan Playhouse, Playwright’s Horizon and The Bushwick Starr.
In addition to his theatre credits, Beethovan has also appeared on-screen in national campaigns for AT&T, Direct TV, and Visa Check Card and has guest co-starred on Wu -Tang: An American Saga on Hulu, FBI: Most Wanted on CBS, The Last O.G, Shondaland's upcoming Netflix series Inventing Anna and Power Book II: Ghost on Starz.

Applying

Fees are waived for prospective students auditioning at URTA. If you have questions pertaining to application or admission, contact the Meadows admission office at: meadowsgrad@jishuoba.com or 214-768-3217