A well-rounded education will inform your work somehow. The new degree program will give students broader and more thorough training and education. For example, they'll be learning about new technologies as well as taking anatomy and art history classes. He will be teaching in the program as well, in his specialty, mask. In teaching the craft of acting, masks are used to facilitate the use of the body, he explains.
Students are able to explore their character physically, through movement, as well as vocally.
Here in Toronto, one of their biggest advantages is that, well, they're in Toronto. No other city in the country can rival the concentration of theatre in Toronto, especially when it comes to the independent theatre scene. I'm looking to reach out to the various cultural institutions here and seeing what kind of links can be made. There's a great willingness to give back to the students in training. Prof. Schneiderman has happy childhood memories of Toronto, where he used to come with his family to visit relatives.