Student Blog: Acting Is...
I have been writing student blogs for BroadwayWorld for 6 months now.
Latest news and features from musical theatre colleges nationwide.
I have been writing student blogs for BroadwayWorld for 6 months now.
Writing is so much more than expressing ideas on a page, and if done with sincerity, it can take a surprisingly long time–that may be my biggest takeaway from my first attempt at blogging.
Being a theater lighting student is hard to explain to family and friends who haven’t gone through the same version of finals as you have.
From 2025-2026, I was a BFA Musical Theatre major at a college.
Writing about my experiences studying theatre in college and everything that I have learned along the way is something I never envisioned myself doing.
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.” Bring it to your roommate who thinks creativity only belongs to painters, actors, and people who carry around sketchbooks for fun.
At an elite dance studio in my hometown, dancers show up for practice like clockwork.But these dancers aren’t worried about triple pirouettes or perfectly pointed toes.
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.” There’s something haunting about those lyrics from Into the Woods.
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.
Premiere Stages at Kean University announced its 2026 season, featuring three full productions including MALA ARIA, the 2025 Play Festival winner, and the New Jersey premiere of FLAWLESS, a cautionary tale about AI and creativity.
Boston Conservatory at Berklee honored Grammy-nominated opera producer Beth Morrison and MOMIX founder Moses Pendleton with honorary doctorates at its commencement ceremony, where 246 graduates from around the world gathered at the Berklee Performance Center.
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.
Miller Theatre at Columbia University announced its 2026-27 season, featuring four Composer Portraits, jazz ensembles, Early Music concerts at 'Smoky Mary's,' Bach programming, and the 15th annual Morningside Lights celebration.
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.