Answers from The Working Actor

2 Training and Craft

Training is a vital, ongoing necessity to maintaining not only your career but your craft. Like a musician and his instrument, or an athlete and her sport, an actor must practice regularly to stay in peak shape. Acting education takes many forms, each with its own advantages.

A university education which includes acting classes can of course have general career benefits as it awards an undergraduate degree, a basic necessity for many jobs in any industry. A Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Science, or a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree all meet the prerequisite for graduate school. While some actors prefer the more intensive pre-professional acting training inherent in most BFA programs, a BS or BA degree track offers a wider ...