This program is integrated into the film and video production program for the school. "We have about 400 production students who need trained actors each semester" says Frederic Lahey, the Director of CFS, "so it only makes sense that learning directors and actors can benefit from each other".
Galina Boulgakova, who holds her Master of Fine Arts degree from the famous Stanislavski conservatory program of Moscow Theatre Arts in Russia is heading up the program. She took a group of her University of Colorado - Denver students to Moscow this summer to visit the world renowned theater. When she took them up on the stage she asked them, "Do you know how much blood and sweat it takes to get to this stage?"
The students surprised her when they answered: "Not much at all. We just have to follow you around, Galina".
“Students who complete the program will understand all of the underpinnings of American Method acting, which was derived directly from Stanislavski, they'll understand how film works, and they'll have a professional quality DVD of their performances to get them into the industry," Lahey says. "They'll be equipped to work on any film or television set in the world."
