This autumn the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School will once again be performing their Actor’s Showcase in New York.
Staged at an Off Broadway Theatre on Monday 15th October 2018, the showcase will feature recent American acting and musical theatre graduates from the Royal Welsh College and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
It will be open to agents, casting, industry guests, key friends and influencers of the College. This year, for the first time, with the generous assistance of our benefactors, we have invited British graduate actors to showcase their talent.
“America is very important to us and when our American students return home it’s important for them to have the opportunity to show the casting directors, agents, and managers what they can offer and where their training has led them,” said Patricia Logue, RWCMD Acting tutor and director of its 2018 showcase.
“This year, with the increasing UK presence in American films and major US TV shows, and thanks to our generous supporters, we have decided to open our US showcase to UK graduates, specifically those whose London agents have a strong presence in New York, collaborating regularly with casting directors and managers there.”
This unique collaboration from two of the UK’s leading schools brings their actors to the heart of New York City. All of the students have been trained to the highest standard at either Bristol Old Vic Theatre School or The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Both schools enjoy the support of UK employers, casting directors and agents, and through this showcase presentation hope that this confidence will now be shared by a new and ongoing American audience.
The 60 minute performance will take place at 1pm and 7pm on Monday 15th October at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre, Pershing Square Signature Theatre Center, 480 West 42nd Street, NY 10036.
Details on each student can be found here: www.rwcmd.ac.uk/US
www.oldvic.ac.uk/acting/ma-acting-international-graduates.
For media enquiries contact: Helen.dunning@rwcmd.ac.uk
Editors notes
In 2018 the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama was ranked No.1 in the Guardian University Guide’s subject tables for Drama – the fourth time it has taken the top spot in the past six years.
The College, the National Conservatoire of Wales, and part of the University of South Wales Group, operates within its international peer group of conservatoires and specialist arts colleges. It trains young artists drawn from around 30 countries to provide a constant flow of emerging talent into the music and theatre industries and related professions.
In June 2011, the College opened new £22.5 million performance and rehearsal spaces. The world-class facilities include the Richard Burton Theatre, the Linbury Gallery, a café bar, rehearsal studios and the Dora Stoutzker Hall.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is one of the most successful and well-respected conservatoire drama schools in the UK. We attract the very best talent in students and staff, and our courses are recognised nationally and internationally as a benchmark of quality in professional acting, technical, production and management training. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is an exciting creative community in the DNA of UK culture.
World Class Training – Made in Bristol.
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