For Thespians, The Bard Of Education; GWU, Shakespeare Theatre Plan Academy for Classical Acting From: The Washington Post | Date: January 20, 1999| Author: Megan Rosenfeld | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A graduate program designed to produce first-rank classical actors is being announced today by the Shakespeare Theatre and George Washington University. The Shakespeare Theatre Academy for Classical Acting will be the first of its kind in the country, according to director Michael Kahn, who has been working on the program for five years.

"We're talking about the Olympics of acting," said Kahn, artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre and also of the acting program at the Juilliard ...

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