NEWS : IN THE CLASSROOM : FACULTY MINUTE : THE BIG PICTURE
A View From The Hill
WE POSTED
BRAVO TO THE CAST AND CREW OF SPAMALOT!
“Hysterical show! Great job, gentlemen!” — CLUETT CARLINS, FACULTY
“Likely the best production I have seen in 15 years here/ bravo!!!” —TODD HOFFMAN, DEAN OF FACULTY
“Congrats on a great show!” — REBECCA TOCCI, PHOTOGRAPHER
“What great pictures!! Great show!!”
“A Great play!”
— BARBARA BALLARD BASTIDAS P’18
— KATHERINE BEMAN BRUNO
ON CAMPUS
“ EVERYTHING THE SCHOOL DID FOR
Andrew Masset ’67 and his life on screen
ME, THE PEOPLE I MET, AND THE DOORS IT OPENED UP FOR ME HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE. I AM FOREVER INDEBTED
BRYAN CAHILL ’15, CURRENTLY A FRESHMAN AT UNIVERSITY
FOR THE FRIENDSHIPS AND MEMORIES
OF VERMONT, WROTE THE FOLLOWING CHAPEL TALK FOR THE
TRINITY-PAWLING PROVIDED ME, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TANGIBLY BESIDES A DIPLOMA, A BROADCAST TEAM CUP, A HOCKEY PUCK AND A COUPLE OF PICTURES…I HAVE SO MANY MORE INTANGIBLES, LIKE MY MEMORIES. — BRYAN CAHILL ’15, CHAPEL TALK FOR THE
”
TRINITY-PAWLING COMMUNITY. IT WAS DELIVERED BY DEAN OF FACULTY TODD HOFFMAN ON JANUARY 28, 2016
“Sounds like attitude to GRATITUDE, dear one.” — HOLLY HUFFMAN SCHMIDT P’15
“Attitude is everything!” —CHERYL K BROOKS
TRINITY-PAWLING COMMUNITY
“He did a great job!” — TODD HOFFMAN, DEAN OF FACULTY
4
TRINIT Y-PAWLING MAGA ZINE
What do Remember the Titans, Iron Man III, L.A. Law, M*A*S*H* and Days of Our Lives all have in common? Andrew Masset ’67. “I started my acting career at Trinity-Pawling as Juror #4 in Twelve Angry Men, senior year spring,” said Masset. “That’s where I caught the bug that set the course for my life.” Masset studied drama and business at University of Southern California. “With my dark hair, olive skin, and ability to imitate accents, I could play international characters. That expanded my résumé and morphed into major roles in television and film.” Acting was a natural fit for Masset. “I felt comfortable on stage and in front of the camera. My dad worked with Ford Motors when I was a kid, and we bounced from country to country. That movement allowed me to meet all sorts of people from around the world. I could mimic anyone.” After a decade in L.A., Masset went to London to study Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. “In the U.S., I thought I was a hot shot. London tore
me down then rebuilt me piece by piece. 24/7 intensive skill development: speech, movement, breathing, improv. Perfection was the goal, no second best. It was an excruciating but beautiful period that pushed me to new limits.” Masset returned to L.A. and spent the next two decades working his way up the industry. People have on average seven different careers in their lives. “As an actor, I always had a back-up plan. I worked my butt off at night as an actor and had a day job that put food on the table.” That day job involved training people how to program and run IBM systems. “I knew nothing about tech but my acting career made me adept at learning new material quickly.” “If you find something you’re good at, latch onto it,” Masset said. “Do your prep work. Studying actors made me a better actor. In my tech job, I mastered the information and became a prophet for the company.” Masset agrees that life isn’t a dress rehearsal. “You get one shot so grab anything that sounds interesting. If you don’t try, you’ll never learn. A failure makes you learn, provided you’re willing to learn from that first mistake.”
SPRING 2016
5