Student Blogger: Francesca Goodsell

I knew there were three things I had to do for my tech week to be as successful as possible:  1. Establish a new routine   2. Lean on my new support system at college   3.Be open to taking risks and going out of my comfort zone 

If you’re somebody who wants to study theatre, you want the arts to be part of your life. That thing that, to me, I already said is, what makes this place (Manhattanville) special is that you can come and discover what kind of artist you are.

How can young artists stay motivated to keep pursuing and enhancing their skills? How does being in an academic environment shape our mindset as performers? In this article, I will share my own experience when feeling unmotivated and how I keep going in order to stay on track with my creative goals.