AMDA- Page 2

[pulsedancer]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 10:06am

Yeah I felt the same way. I don't really understand why people bash AMDA, because once you're auditioning for a part.. no one is going to care if you went to Juilliard or AMDA.. or even a community college. As long as you fit the part and have the talent than you'll do fine.

[pulsedancer]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 10:32am

I'm so excited now

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 10:37am

In my experience working in casting where you went to school doesn't really come into play until after your audition. Usually it goes something like this:

-person walks in with a decent amount of roles on their resume

-audition is either boring or just downright bad

-they walk out and we go "where did they go to school?"

-look at their resume again and go "oh, figures, AMDA*"

*insert name of whatever school is currently cranking out an inordinate number of sub-par graduates. They almost all go through phases. Currently AMDA is in that phase, but with all the changes/restructuring happening at NYU I wouldn't be surprised to see them going through a slump in a couple years as the current students start graduating.

[pulsedancer]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 10:40am

how often does that happen?

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 11:08am

pulsedancer, I attended AMDA in 2008-2009, so not that long ago. I'm pretty sure they introduced the dance program last year so it's a very new thing there.

[pulsedancer]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 11:20am

hopefully its something good!

[newintown]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 11:36am

Actually, pulsedancer, people WILL care whether you attended Juilliard or AMDA. Top tier schools like Juilliard, Yale, NCSA, CMU, etc. bring their students in for high-powered agent/casting showcases. Going to AMDA is certainly no black mark, but seeing it on your resume will enthuse no one in the way seeing Yale will.

I used to play for AMDA students more than 20 years ago, and found the place rather depressing and amateur-ish (but that was long, long ago - I'm sure it could have changed since then).

If you're dead-set on coming east and can't get into a high-powered school, I would recommend taking individual classes from reputable individuals or studios much more than going to AMDA. You'll get a wider range of better training that way.

[pulsedancer]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 11:39am

Wow as bad as to call it depressing? Hopefully it isn't that bad.

[pulsedancer]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 3:44pm

can anyone tell me what happens at the auditions?

[pulsedancer]

Posted: 2/18/11 at 10:42pm

[pulsedancer]

Posted: 2/19/11 at 9:26am

please and thank you

[pulsedancer]

Posted: 2/19/11 at 6:29pm

someone?

[Here_I_Go_Again]

Posted: 2/19/11 at 11:10pm

you have a few min to warm up, then there is a larger meeting!
1st you sing, then a monologue. i don't know anyone who has auditioned and not got in.
My feeling on AMDA- its not worth it. UNLESS your young an ew to the city. I found it 1/2 performing and 1/2 babysitting

[pulsedancer]

Posted: 2/20/11 at 3:02pm

well i think that I fall into that category lol

[Here_I_Go_Again]

Posted: 2/20/11 at 7:33pm

when is it?

[IAMmyownMUSICAL]

Posted: 2/20/11 at 7:35pm

You should read my post on the other thread at the top of this board.
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1028374&dt=4&boardid=1

Updated On: 2/20/11 at 07:35 PM