| What
will my usual day be
like?
|
Your classes are scheduled six days a week, Monday through
Saturday. Your morning hours, 9 am to 12 pm, are usually taken by
movement and acting exercises. Your scene study and drama history
classes take place in the afternoon from 1:30 to 6:00 pm. |
| Do
I need to speak Russian to enter the program? |
No. After all, we are American program of the Moscow Art
Theatre School, and all our classes are taught in English. Most of our
professors speak English very well. While some of our professors
require interpreters in class, it will not create any obstacles for
your work. Our interpreters are highly qualified bilingual theatre
professionals specially trained to work in the acting class. |
| Where do we
live? How far is the School? |
Stanislavsky Summer School is located in Cambridge. Students
will live and
work on campus, so for those of you who are taking our housing option
there is no commute except crossing the yard. |
| What do I have
to bring with me to the School? |
Don’t forget loose clothes for the movement class. In terms
of casual wear, consider that it is usually quite hot here in Boston.
Feel free to take with you any of the books we suggested in the reading
list. Since we do not have a costume shop of our own, we would
appreciate you bringing some of your formal dress that you could use in
scene study class. |
| What is my room like? | It looks exactly the way you
expect the dormitory room to look like. It will have a bed, closet,
table and chairs. |
| Should I bring
my own linens and towels? |
Linens and towels are provided. We will be changing your linens every week. Feel free to bring extra linens if you want. |
| Are there
laundromats at the dorms? |
Yes. You can use the laundromats at your convenience around the clock. Make sure you’ve got enough quarters to feed them. |
| Is there a kitchen? | Yes, a kitchen facility is open for all students living on campus. Gas stoves, dishes, shelves and refrigerators will be available for you. |
| Can I have a
phone installed in my room? |
By all means, yes. All it takes is to give Verizon a call when you get to the school, and your phone will ring in 2 or 3 days. |
| Can people call
me? Can I make phone calls anywhere on campus? |
There are three public telephones in the dormitory. Feel free to call out using your calling card or change. These phones can also take incoming calls, so your friends and family call you as well (they will need to know your room number though). Office lines at the school are not intended for public usage. |
| How
easy will it be to park in Cambridge? |
On street parking is the problem in Cambridge, especially in the Harvard Square area, where in most cases you have to have a resident sticker to park your car, so you will end up using meters (usually it means $1 for 2 hours max.). Spaces at the School parking lot are very limited. Please let us know if you intend to park at the school. |
| How far is the bank? | Bank of America, Citibank, Citizen, Sovereign and some smaller banks have their branches right at the Harvard Square just three blocks away from the school. They offer all banking services you might need, including issuing and cashing travelers’ checks, money orders, currency exchange, etc. You can use American Express, MasterCard or Visa for cash advances, or if your bank card has NYCE, Cirrus, Plus, MAC or Maestro sign, you will be able to get cash 24 hours a day from the Fleet ATM Center at the Square. |
| Can
we go to
the theatre while at the School? |
You may want to take advantage of the fact that American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.) is literally next door to the School. Due to our close relationship with A.R.T. walk-in passes will be available to the Summer School students. Brochures with the calendar of theatre’s summer season will be available in our main office. |
| What is Harvard Square? | Well, Harvard Square is a unique place, a heart of Cambridge that is beating around the clock. If you like shopping — this is your place to go for books (some book stores are open well after midnight), perfume, clothes, or fine food. If you are in the mood to explore a particular cuisine — they have it all in the Square. Movies, street music, a cup of real strong espresso (the one they simply call coffee in Europe)… Let’s put it this way – no matter what your lifestyle is, you most likely find that Harvard Square is your kind of place. |