WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:02.240 So, my name is Tim Howard, 2 00:00:02.240 --> 00:00:05.180 and at Western Connecticut State University, 3 00:00:05.180 --> 00:00:07.870 I am a professor of theater. 4 00:00:07.870 --> 00:00:09.440 And, I'm also the coordinator 5 00:00:09.440 --> 00:00:13.030 for the BFA Musical Theatre Program. 6 00:00:13.030 --> 00:00:16.370 line:15% So, it's really kind of broken into three parts. 7 00:00:16.370 --> 00:00:18.740 line:15% The first is, I'm the coordinator 8 00:00:18.740 --> 00:00:20.440 line:15% for the Musical Theatre Program; 9 00:00:20.440 --> 00:00:23.280 line:15% and we have, we'll have 10 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:25.290 line:15% next year we'll be at our cap, 11 00:00:25.290 --> 00:00:28.170 and so we'll have 64 music theater. 12 00:00:28.170 --> 00:00:29.563 line:15% It's by audition only. 13 00:00:30.430 --> 00:00:34.490 line:15% So, that is a huge part coordinating the program, 14 00:00:34.490 --> 00:00:38.530 line:15% doing the auditions, basically keeping it 15 00:00:38.530 --> 00:00:40.460 up and functioning. 16 00:00:40.460 --> 00:00:44.200 Then, the second part is to be a director 17 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:47.023 of one or two shows per year, 18 00:00:48.350 --> 00:00:52.630 usually large musicals is what I'm asked to do. 19 00:00:52.630 --> 00:00:55.010 And, then, the third part would be 20 00:00:56.070 --> 00:00:58.130 being a professor of theatre. 21 00:00:58.130 --> 00:01:01.910 And, so, I teach Acting II; 22 00:01:01.910 --> 00:01:03.717 I do Music Theatre Workshop, 23 00:01:03.717 --> 00:01:07.040 occasionally Acting for the Camera, 24 00:01:07.040 --> 00:01:10.730 line:15% when we offer that, Audition Techniques. 25 00:01:10.730 --> 00:01:12.900 line:15% And, then something called Transition Workshop, 26 00:01:12.900 --> 00:01:15.950 line:15% which is basically bridging academia 27 00:01:15.950 --> 00:01:17.670 with the professional world of show business. 28 00:01:17.670 --> 00:01:19.610 So, we prepare the students then 29 00:01:19.610 --> 00:01:22.060 to start thinking of themselves 30 00:01:22.060 --> 00:01:23.450 at the end of that four years 31 00:01:23.450 --> 00:01:24.400 as a business. 32 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:28.520 And, train them to be completely prepared 33 00:01:28.520 --> 00:01:31.800 with a professional resume, and head shots, 34 00:01:31.800 --> 00:01:34.790 and website, and a reel, and business cards, 35 00:01:34.790 --> 00:01:37.080 and then take them into New York City. 36 00:01:37.080 --> 00:01:40.170 And, actually, they get private auditions 37 00:01:40.170 --> 00:01:41.840 with agents and casting directors. 38 00:01:41.840 --> 00:01:46.820 And, so, that's the broad range of what I do at West Conn. 39 00:01:46.820 --> 00:01:48.280 Once we start rehearsal, 40 00:01:48.280 --> 00:01:50.240 line:15% it's usually six weeks of rehearsal, 41 00:01:50.240 --> 00:01:52.263 line:15% and then we go into tech. 42 00:01:53.370 --> 00:01:54.920 line:15% So, it's approximately seven weeks 43 00:01:54.920 --> 00:01:56.410 line:15% that would be involved, rehearsing 44 00:01:56.410 --> 00:01:59.330 line:15% from 7:00 at night to 10:30. 45 00:01:59.330 --> 00:02:02.860 So, the preparation is a lot of what I do 46 00:02:02.860 --> 00:02:05.350 prior so that I can come in, 47 00:02:05.350 --> 00:02:07.170 particularly with the large-scale musical. 48 00:02:07.170 --> 00:02:08.603 There's a lot of staging. 49 00:02:09.940 --> 00:02:12.900 The last show I did, there was 35 people in the cast. 50 00:02:12.900 --> 00:02:15.900 So, you can't just kind of come in and wing it. 51 00:02:15.900 --> 00:02:20.270 You have to have the picture in your head. 52 00:02:20.270 --> 00:02:22.700 So, I would end that at 10:30, 53 00:02:22.700 --> 00:02:25.530 do the rehearsal schedule for the next day, 54 00:02:25.530 --> 00:02:27.400 try to go home and get some sleep, 55 00:02:27.400 --> 00:02:29.550 and get back up in the morning, 56 00:02:29.550 --> 00:02:32.050 and coordinate the program, 57 00:02:32.050 --> 00:02:35.480 line:15% answer all the administrative stuff, 58 00:02:35.480 --> 00:02:36.790 line:15% and then I, yeah, 59 00:02:36.790 --> 00:02:39.990 line:15% and then I have usually three to four classes 60 00:02:39.990 --> 00:02:43.220 line:15% that I'm teaching, in addition, throughout the day. 61 00:02:43.220 --> 00:02:47.410 So, it's a busy schedule, 62 00:02:47.410 --> 00:02:50.123 but, you know, I'm the luckiest guy in the world.