Theatre Education Part 2 – The "Big Lies"
Dunkirk NY - Having given a history of how current theatre educational came into existence and the general framework of how their curricula were developed, Scott and I will now look to examine whether or not theatre education programs live up to the promise of their curricula and training. On the whole, I am going to come down on the side of saying they do not. In fact, I would go so far as to say that most theatre departments engage in what I call “the big lie.” I could, I suppose, modify this slightly by calling it “the big myth,” and if I did so it would not be inaccurate, but I don’t want to do injustice to the concepts of myth and mythology, because often myths can be very positive forces for societies. It is when myths are taken to be truths that they become lies. Since theatre departments are largely in denial about their situation, I think “the big lie” is more accurate. Continue reading ‘Theatre Education Part 2 – The "Big Lies"’ »
