Professor Long has directed productions ranging from classics such as Hamlet, The Tempest, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, to her original adaptation of the Gabriel Garcia Marquez short story A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings for the Lincoin Center Theater Directors Lab. She completed further theatrical studies as a Dunn Peace Research Scholar to South Africa and as an assistant director to Joe Dowling at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of The College of William & Mary in Theatre and English, Professor Long holds a certificate from the Alliance Theatre Acting Program in Atlanta and a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. ![]() Professor Melanie Martin Long is a professional theatre director, private performance coach, and part-time Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing. After a (very short) while, I found myself constantly fast-forwarding because I simply couldn't take it.įor each bad review I give, I write a good one, and I have a five-star review of Damrosch on "The Decline and Fall". I kept going hoping eventually there would be something of value. Sorry, this is the worst course I have ever bought. How can anyone-left alone a "professor" actually say those words without realizing the error? It is actually printed in the guide: "then, there's the rise of Christianity from around 300 BC." That's an amazing trick to have Christianity 300 years "Before Christ". I rewound to make sure I had heard correctly. Lastly, I heard the "professor" say something that awoke me from my stupor. ![]() The 24 "lectures" could have been reduced to 12 or maybe fewer without any loss of actual information. If you are interested in learning how to give a speech, this course will most definitely not be of any help. Misleading title, and unbelievable error The title is Mastering Stage Presence: How to Present to any audience" but it's essentially a course for actors, with the occasional throwaway line such as "this will also help you in giving a speech or interview." I must say I have noticed a trend in Great Courses' titles, but this was an egregious example.
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