Danny Shooter Comedy

  Theatre In Education. When I left acting school I had never even heard of TIE (Theatre in Education). I found out from, what was then Casting Call Pro, about a job opportunity in Spain. I would be based in Valencia for the duration of the contract (approx. 6 months), travel all over Spain performing 4 different shows to children and teenagers, AND I would be earning money as well. My first thought was “this is a con.” I spoke to my dad who was dubious, to say the least. I applied and I was offered an audition. The auditions were being hosted by a rather prestigious acting school. My Dad kindly paid for my ticket to London and off I went to audition. It was not a con after all. I am still baffled by the fact that a lot of universities and Acting Schools still do not talk about theatre in education. There seems to be a stigma attached to it, like it is not real acting work. To cut a rather long story short, I met two key members of the company who were lovely. A group audition wa...