WHAT THEY LEARNED IN SCHOOL FIRST-YEAR ACTING TRAINING TAKES ART INSTITUTE STUDENTS FROM CAMBRIDGE TO MOSCOW, AND ALL OVER THE THEATER MAP

The Boston Globe | June 1, 2003| | Copyright

MOSCOW - Actress Molly Ward sits in the balcony of the Moscow Art Theatre before "Amadeus" begins, filling in a newcomer on local theater lore. The seagull embroidered on the green curtain? It is symbolic of Chekhov's play "The Seagull," which first became a hit here. The box over there? That was where Stalin viewed the plays.

Ward, a fey 28-year-old from Philadelphia given to wearing mismatched clothing and odd hats, is one of 20 first-year students in the acting program at the American Repertory Theatre's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training. They get the kind of experience most acting ...

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