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The focus of Vagabond Acting Troupe is based on the premise that strong theatre is derived from intense focus on actor training and ensemble development, rather than external spectacle. Thus, the troupe maintains an ongoing ensemble of actors and production personnel who work on multiple projects, from financial development and community outreach, to educational programming, play-writing and staging our full productions. VAT is arranged in a craft-guild structure: Masters (holding advanced degrees from universities and professional programs, who have an extensive performance background) work with journeymen (those with extensive production credits and performance training) as well as novices (those just beginning their exploration of traditional and experimental theatrical forms, with little or no performance history) to develop an atmosphere of training and theatrical growth. Professionals work alongside interns in workshop to create original works, as well as to explore the teachings of theatrical philosophers. Some techniques explored include the training/directing styles of Jerzy Grotowski, Anne Bogart, Stanislavski and Meyerhold, as well as original and adapted movement concepts designed by the troupe's Master-level actors/directors.