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10 Student Blogs to Check Out This Week!

Our student bloggers write about how they're coping with the current global health crisis, give insight on their school's performing arts programs, share their opinions on the latest theater news, and so much more.

BWW Blog: Introducing “ChipandGus” on SecondStage!

An interview with Whitaker Gannon about the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina’s new entertainment-streaming platform.

BWW Blog: Blueprint Recording Release

I absolutely had to write about it again because I have exciting news. Guess what… The original cast recording is being released on all platforms February 12, 2021!

BWW Blog: My Creative and Theatrical Fitness Plan

Ah, the holidays. Every year come late November, we BFA college students enter a sedentary period known as: winter break.

BWW Blog: Getting Back on the Stage

I suppose that I thought, “This isn’t something that actually happens. This can’t possibly be as big of a deal as it is being made out to be. The world will not stop turning.” But then it did. 

BWW Blog: A Day in the Life of a Current MT Student (or the Chilling Effects of COVID-19 on BFA Programs)

Per the lengthy title, I’m sure if you’re reading this that you’ve already buckled in for quite the wild ride.

BWW Blog: Creating Theatre During a Global Pandemic

Sammy Schechter, helped by another friend and classmate of mine Jake Waford, began scheming to create something. I surmise that he thought, a?oeHow can we make this possible? How can we do a show this year?a??

BWW Blog: My College Audition Tips and Stories

With the start of the new school year comes a new generation of passionate high school seniors getting ready to audition for the top BFA Musical Theatre programs across the country.

BWW Blog: blueprint - CCM Alums Creating New Work

Matt Copley, who graduated from the BFA Musical Theatre program at CCM this spring, conceptualized and wrote an original musical during his senior year.

BWW Blog: Spotlight on the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina

I took to interviewing the Arts Center of Coastal Carolinaa??s Vice President of Marketing Andrea Gannon, who imparted to me knowledge of the Arts Centera??s future, goals, and how to lend them a helping hand. 

BWW Blog: CCM Perspective - An Interview with Katie Johannigman

Who better to shed light on the BFA Musical Theatre program at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music than Cincinnati-native Katie Johannigman?

BWW Blog: Summer Reading for MTs

Ah, summer reading: the assignment that nobody asked for, yet everyone received. So, here I am today giving you that same unprecedented assignment of summer reading, but with a twist!

BWW Blog: Spotlight on Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute

In the heart of the South Carolina Lowcountry each summer, there exists a place of creativity, growth, and passion. This place is called the Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute, or SSTI for short.

BWW Blog: The CCM Experience

I am excited to share with you my adventures at CCM, and the incredible impacts that this program has made on my life.