11 LIES THEY TAUGHT YOU IN THEATER SCHOOL

In the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love, Gwyneth Paltrow’s character Viola disguises herself as a man named Tom in order to audition in the male-dominated Theatre. You might not be deceiving any casting directors by dressing up as the opposite gender, but watch out for other theatre lies with this list “11 Lies They Taught You In Theater School” over at Backstage.

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