DIY Theater MFA

<p><strong>What 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!</strong></p><p> </p><p>This book starts with Matt Damon's epic takedown of a pompous Harvard graduate student in <em>Good Will Hunting'</em>s: 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?</p><p> </p><p>In this provocative how-to retired theater professor Scott Walters (author of <em>Building A Sustainable Theater)</em>  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. </p>