
Student Blogger: Brianna Arce
Brianna Arce (she/her/hers) is a second-year student at the Community College of Philadelphia and emerging theater professional with intersecting interests in the arts, accessibility, and education. She is presently the Social Media Manager for the Autistic Theatremakers Alliance and an Intern with the Philadelphia Film Society. In the past, she has worked as an Intern at Philadelphia Young Playwrights, a Community Engagement Fellow at Theatre Philadelphia, and most recently an Intern at Washington Performing Arts through the American Association for People with Disabilities Summer Internship Program. As a disabled theater professional, she believes in the importance of arts access and presently enjoys work with Tech Owl outside of her work in the arts. With them, she is an Assistive Tech Champion making content about AT. She has also been a Teaching Artist for Arden Theatre Company and Yes! And… Collaborative Arts. Bri is excited to share her experiences as a college student and young theater professional as a Student Blogger!
Favorite Stories
- Student Blog: Diaries of an Ambitious Student - An Introduction to Me! -
- Student Blog: Changed For Good - A Disabled Student's Journey in Theater -
- Student Blog: AAPD Summer Internship Program - Orientation Reflections -
- Student Blog: Diaries of an Ambitious Girl - How I Managed a Busy 2nd Semester -
- Diaries of an Ambitious Student: Teaching Again - Writing from the Self -
Most Popular Articles

Student Blog: The Wilma Theater's Aubrie Williams on Accessibility and Miz Martha
April 3, 2026
Aubrie Williams (Audience Engagement Manager) speaks on accessibility at the Wilma Theater and The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington.

Student Blog: Christian Ryan on Media Theatre's Production of Fun Home
March 18, 2026
Fun Home, Representation, and Creating a Pathway for Understanding.

Student Blog: INTERVIEW: Tyler Dobrowsky on Adapting Shakespeare’s Caesar for Contemporary Audiences
February 13, 2026
What does it mean to adapt Shakepspeare’s Julius Caesar for the 21st century? Well, here in Philadelphia, a local theatre company is answering that question with a captivating new adaption of this Shakespeare classic.

Student Blog: INTERVIEW: Dan Hodge on Walnut Street Theatre's Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
February 13, 2026
Student Blogger Brianna Arce interviews Dan Hodge about his work with Walnut Street Theatre, the cast and crew of Sherlock Holmes, and the broader Philly theatre community.

Student Blog: Advice for My 14-Year-Old Self
December 31, 2025
This is for the shy kids, the Autistic/disabled kids, the kids finding their courage, and anyone else who might need it.

Student Blog: How I've Challenged Myself as a Writer this Fall
December 29, 2025
This semester, one of my goals was to get more serious about my writing.

Student Blog: Shifting with the Seasons - A Year of Advocacy in the Arts
December 8, 2025
I have managed to intertwine my passion for disability advocacy and the arts in my work and am on my way to becoming not just an arts professional, but a change-maker who can shake up this industry, as they say in Wicked, for good.

Student Blog: How the Theater Industry Prepared me for My Film Festival Internship
November 5, 2025
Remember when Josh Groban said 'Hire a former theatre kid.

Student Blog: Navigating My Professional Life & Fall Semester: A Re-Introduction to Me
October 31, 2025
I am a sophomore Liberal Arts student at the Community College of Philadelphia with plans to transfer next year to study communication & theater.

Student Blog: AAPD Summer Internship Program - Orientation Reflections
June 2, 2025
On Sunday May 25th, I moved to Washington D.

Student Blog: Diaries of an Ambitious Girl - How I Managed a Busy 2nd Semester
April 30, 2025
I love Canva because it is easy to use and has all I need to create everything from Instagram posts to flyers.

Diaries of an Ambitious Student: Teaching Again - Writing from the Self
April 30, 2025
I am presently an Intern for Philadelphia Young Playwrights and a freelance Teaching Artist.

Student Blog: In Honor of Three Women Who Have Changed Me
March 25, 2025
For the last year, I have been an Intern at Philadelphia Young Playwrights, an arts education nonprofit serving youth in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Student Blog: Changed For Good - A Disabled Student's Journey in Theater
March 25, 2025
Being an Autistic/Disabled person working in theater can be difficult, but I had wonderful opportunities that have allowed me to turns my dreams into realities.

Student Blog: Diaries of an Ambitious Student - An Introduction to Me!
February 26, 2025
Four jobs, multiple other on and off campus roles, a 4.
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