“Transformers- Students in Disguise” 

Teaching Acting in the Academy

Bella Merlin is the Professor of Acting and Directing in UCR Department of Theatre, Film and Digital Production.

Looking at how the “transformative learning model” is adapted for the embodies process of acting on stage and screen, Bella Merlin explores how learning and teaching at the UC is a two-way, ‘actor audience’ dialogue between students and instructors.