Melbourne Acting Studio


		JUNE 2009 MID-YEAR NEWS Students achieving great success in the industry...



	In 2008 students from MAS commanded lead roles in feature films. Students worked in England and the USA, as well as many roles in Australian film, television and major theatre productions. Many past students have gone on to work and study at prestigious drama schools including Le Coq (Paris), Rose Bruford School (London), Royal Court (London), Actors Studio (New York), NIDA (Sydney), WAAPA (Perth), VCA (Melbourne) and Ballarat Academy of Performing Arts.

Bruce is great. His teaching is great. And without him I wouldn't have got into WICKED.
Rob (Millsy) Mills
Male lead in stage hit WICKED

I’ve been training at the Melbourne Acting Studio for a few years and I can say working with Bruce has been a delight. Bruce has created an environment that you feel comfortable in to take risks, make mistakes and push boundaries and grow as an actor. The classes are also loads of fun, and immediately there is a real sense of support from everyone there! This has definitely been the school for me!
Esther Anderson
Home & Away - Channel 7

"Bruce's classes create a safe and nurturing environment in which you can feel free to experiment and abandon inhibitions. Bruce's inexhaustible enthusiasm inspires. To be so unerringly encouraged and supported guarantees advancement. Bruce's classes are ideal for both the experienced actor who wants to brush up and hone his/her craft, and for those beginning their acting quest."
Chloe Dallimore
Star of hit stageshow 'The Producers

"Bruce Alexander's teaching methods helped student directors draw impressive performances from actors, non-actors, and each other...(the students gained) a deeper understanding, and respect, of the actor's craft".
Sharon Peers
Coordinator University of Melbourne Summer School in filmmaking.

"..this is a place for dedicated actors to practise their craft. I have found the classes to be challenging, inspiring, often hilarious and always beneficial. This is the kind of classroom that you can go back to time and time again, knowing that there is always something else to learn"
Bridgette Burton
Actor

"...watching Bruce Alexander draw out performances from novices was 'art' in itself."
University of Melbourne Filmmaking student

"Bruce Alexander is one of those remarkable and rare teachers, who helps you discover (or in my case remember) what a joy it is to act. He gives you the freedom to explore what it means to be an artist and to constantly create. Every session in his studio is vital, exciting and a crazy amount of fun - much like the man himself! I am only sad that it took me so long to find it, but I have no doubt Bruce and the Melbourne Acting Studio will be a most favourite resource, which I continually return to throughout the years."
Eleanor Handley
Actors Studio, New York


		"Bruce Alexander's company has indelibly stamped its identity on Melbournes cultural terrain” THE AGE

	"Bruce's classes create a safe and nurturing environment in which you can feel free to experiment and abandon inhibitions. Bruce's inexhaustible enthusiasm inspires. To be so unerringly encouraged and supported guarantees advancement. Bruce's classes are ideal for both the experienced actor who wants to brush up and hone his/her craft, and for those beginning their acting quest." Chloe Dallimore Star of hit stageshow 'The Producers'