Vol. XVIII No. 4
December 2002 / January 2003
Two Top Actresses Visit the Drama Division

In early October, Drama Division students were visited by two outstanding actresses of the stage and screen: Fiona Shaw, a three-time Olivier Award-winner for Best Actress, and Kathleen Turner, star of such movies as Romancing the Stone and Body Heat. Drama students Sean Davis and Keith Scott McDonald report.

Fiona Shaw, Frankly
By SEAN DAVIS
As Fiona Shaw walked into the Drama Theater at Juilliard, one would think that she was making her entrance onstage for a play. Even in street clothes on a Thursday morning, the Irish-born actress has a commanding presence about her that is unlike any other.
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Questioning Kathleen Turner
By KEITH SCOTT MCDONALD
"Make all the mistakes now; find out your range. Go for it while in school." This was some of Kathleen Turner's advice to the Drama Division students who came to hear the actress share her ideas about the theater.
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