When Performing and Communication Arts Instructor Anita Adcock steps on campus, she toggles between teaching one of her many academic courses ? channeling her background as an actor to coach students ? and directing one of several plays in production.
Concepcion Gonzalez / Courier
Instructor, director and actor, Anita Adcock blends her many professions to teach her students an important lesson about the world of theater.
Instructor, director and actor, Anita Adcock blends her many professions to teach her students an important lesson about the world of theater.
During her time working mainly as an actor in England, France and the U.S., Adcock has performed in numerous plays, including several Shakespeare and Moliere works. Through her experience she has been able to bring to the classroom real life lessons about the hardships of trying to become a professional actor.
?Students need to know how much discipline it is going to take to be an actor. A lot of young actors think it is going to be easy, and they don?t have to be there on time, and they don?t have to have their lines learned,? Adcock said. ?They think it?s easy because good actors make it look easy.?
Additionally, Adcock finds it important to address one of the most difficult aspects of the industry: ?Constant rejection, even if you?re good. There are a hundred people out there and you?ve got to be better,? she said. ?I tell my students when they don?t get a part that there will be another one. It doesn?t mean they?re bad, it just means they?re not right for that part.?
Students who take one of Adcock?s many classes, including Rehearsal and Performance, Voice and Movement For the Performer, and History of Theatre Arts, speak highly of her teaching style.
?[Adcock] knows her craft and field of study, gives good lectures [and knows how to make it] interesting. She cares for her students, has a clear understanding of theater arts and theater arts history, and her passion [shows through],? said Christian Hernandez, English.
Franciska Wijaya, business, finds Adcock?s teaching style to be remarkable, noting that there is not a dull moment in her three-hour lectures. ?She?s nice, passionate, and knows what to say,? Wijaya said. ?She is not boring.?
As for Adcock?s current and future productions, she is aiming to direct something completely different than anything she has ever done before. ?I?m currently reading plays for next semester. I want to do something modern and American,? Adcock said. ?They often want me to do English things, so I want to do something different. Just because I?m English doesn?t mean I only have to do English plays.?
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