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The semester ended, and I hopped on a train to New York City.
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The semester ended, and I hopped on a train to New York City.
Since I was very young, theatre has been the thing that I orbit.
As I have been reflecting on this past year and reeling about my exciting summer plans, I have realized just how much my first year of musical theatre training has prepared me for this job.
A year ago, I was nervous about entering my last year as a teenager.
Bring this article to your boyfriend who says he is “just not an arts person.
At an elite dance studio in my hometown, dancers show up for practice like clockwork.
I am going to make the progress I need to make on my own timeline, even if it doesn’t happen all at once, and I am always evolving as an artist and as a person, and that will never change.
“Into the Woods, it’s time to go, I hate to leave, I have to though.
Regardless of whether you find yourself onstage, backstage or simply watching the stage, you'll find that what you take with you past the proscenium travels further than you'd expect.
As the semester comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on what I've learned as a Student Blogger with BroadwayWorld, specifically in terms of discovering myself and my values through my writing.
While that uncertainty hurts the Type A side of me, the fear is motivating, and I find it to be extremely helpful to be somewhat on the side of the unknown.
This spring really feels like a turning point.
Writing about theatre has not made me an expert, but it has made me a far more attentive observer, and that has been the biggest surprise of all.
Something that I feel is overlooked for actors is developing skills aside from acting.
It's not every day that you get to speak with the composer of the musical you're working on.
So looking back, what has surprised me most is how much truth and knowledge I already had in me, even if I didn’t fully believe it or see it all working out at the time.
Now, when I am put in similar situations, I am able to take a step back and know that most of the time things work out in the way they are supposed to, and having experienced this, I know that things can go wrong and still work out.
While there is nothing wrong with simple, indifferent enjoyment of a performance, I want to challenge myself to find ways to actively engage with the content I am viewing.
For a long time, I assumed everyone experienced music the way I did—that sound came with color, that certain notes carried specific shades.
In order for there to be a true appreciation for the amount of labor that goes into creating a show, theatre students must understand each element of the work required to put it on.
Theater is not a trustworthy, stable, formulaic path, and it never will be, that’s just the nature of our field.
WVU Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre Ryan Scoble takes a step back from his usual director role and steps into the spotlight as Brother Jeremiah in Something Rotten!
I have just finished the final show of my underclassman career.
This past month has been such a meaningful one for me as a performer.
After playing Elder Cunningham for a year on the national tour of The Book of Mormon, Diego announced that Chicago was going to be his last tour stop and would then be transferring to the Broadway production to continue playing Elder Cunningham!