 BWW Blog: YOU ARE ENOUGH - an Original Yale University Productionby Guest Blogger: Cassandra Hsiao - April 25, 2018 YOU ARE ENOUGH, a collection of three original one-acts, opens tonight. This will be the third time playwright Dylan Schifrin witnesses two of his works come to life. What makes it more phenomenal is that he is only a sophomore in college. (more...)  BWW Blog: LOBBY HERO on Broadwayby Guest Blogger: Cassandra Hsiao - April 18, 2018 Life moves in circles. This sort of cliche isn't the message of Lobby Hero-rather, the play in itself is emblematic of the spirit of zeitgeist, the kind where unintended artistic choices turn out to be eerily prescient. (more...)  BWW Blog: And the Oscar Goes to...by Student Blogger: Nolan Robinson - April 17, 2018 One great part of Northwestern is that it is a campus filled with people who have a plethora of stories to tell: lessons they've learned, tips and tricks they've found useful in surviving college, and crazy and exciting adventures they've been able to experience in their life. (more...)  BWW Blog: Beating, Packed Days, and Moreby Student Blogger: Micah Patt - April 10, 2018 Hi! I feel like every week I come to write one of these, I get slightly more stressed. (more...)  BWW Blog: The Beginning of Techby Student Blogger: Kyle Mason - April 9, 2018 As I write this, I'm sitting in the Ruth N Halls Theatre at IU, in my second long day in a row of tech for City of Angels, which opens next weekend! (more...)  BWW Blog: Stage v. Screenby Student Blogger: Micah Patt - April 5, 2018 today I went right back into the swing of things after a much-needed three-day break. (more...)  BWW Blog: Acting - A Leap of Faithby Guest Blogger: Cassandra Hsiao - April 4, 2018 For the next month or so, I'll be memorizing lines and living from rehearsal to rehearsal. I'll be collaborating with actors older than me, actors with countless years of experience under their belt. I'll be digging deep into three original one-acts and studying videos of goth girls, Sheldon Cooper, and Zooey Deschanel to help me step into the shoes of my respective characters. And if I'm honest, I'm a little nervous. (more...)  BWW Blog: Finding Art in the Big Appleby Student Blogger: Nolan Robinson - April 2, 2018 This Spring Break I was fortunate enough to travel to a city very close to my heart but one that I had only encountered through television and movies and books, most notably, the second season of Glee. This past week I traveled to New York City for the first time for seven full days and my eyes lit up with the eternal lights around me and the feeling of the Big Apple was so overwhelming that all I could do, upon seeing the city from my plane and standing in the middle of Times Square for the first time, was shed a couple tears. (more...)  BWW Blog: My Theatrical Life: From Disney to Studying Abroadby Student Blogger: Carissa Tirico - March 31, 2018 Since I was little, I always dreamed about working in theatre. (more...)  BWW Blog: Originally From MILTONby Student Blogger: Mia Dedear - March 30, 2018 With rehearsals well underway at the University of Texas, the illustrious team of 'Milton, MI' continues to persist in the delightfully challenging experience of creating a brand new play. I took a moment to chat with Sophia Quiroga, who portrays a struggling poet named Leah, and Dani Consoldane, who steps into the role of Amber, a sprightly college student. These two leading ladies shared insight on their journey of building the universes and personalities of Leah and Amber. (more...)  BWW Blog: What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?by Student Blogger: Monique Hebert - March 30, 2018 As an English major I learned about the craft of writing which provided a foundation for my playwriting. I spent four years in my undergrad analyzing the great American and British poets and prose writers. I got a B.A. in English Literature instead of Creative Writing, and at first after I graduated I was mad at myself for not taking more creative writing courses. That was until I realized how valuable the skills are that I gained from reading a bunch of literature. I wasn't sure what I was going to be doing with those skills after I graduated, but here I am four years later and using these skills everyday when I write. (more...)  BWW Blog: Summer Plansby Student Blogger: Kyle Mason - March 30, 2018 This has been quite the exciting last week! I finally have solidified all of my summer plans and couldn't be more excited. I move home in the beginning of May - only a little over 6 weeks away, which is coming up so quickly - and I luckily will be able to be living at home for almost the whole summer. (more...)  BWW Blog: MIDDLETOWN Part 2: and Everything is RAGTIMEby Student Blogger: Lea Passione - March 29, 2018 Broadwayworld.com. Its Lea with Part 2 of my Middletown blog. I will show life as we close Middletown, life after Middletown and a very special trip to see a show in a very special place plus wonderful experiences. (more...)  BWW Blog: Waiting and Wailing, Whining and Waning…by Student Blogger: Sophia J Grimes - March 28, 2018 Hello again Broadway world! This week has had both highs and lows, but fortunately more highs than lows! (more...)  BWW Blog: Spring AQuakeningby Student Blogger: Micah Patt - March 23, 2018 I'm writing this post at 10:00PM with an hour left in Monday night Spring Awakening rehearsal. Today we had a music review since it's the first day back from spring break (which is why I didn't write a post last week; hear about me sitting on the couch watching Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars 3). (more...)  BWW Blog: I Was A Part Of That One Terrific SISTER ACT! The Casting Callby Student Blogger: Griffin DeVries - March 22, 2018 It's a custom for my troupe to announce the upcoming season at the end of the year banquet. The tension in the room was thick as everyone waited in anticipation. The season was always something that was announced last. And finally, my teacher walked on stage with a folded paper in her hands and announced the last production of my senior year was Sister Act: The Musical. (more...)  BWW Blog: Hitting the Ground Running Post-Spring Breakby Student Blogger: Kyle Mason - March 22, 2018 It was so nice to spend a week home sleeping in every day and catching up with friends and family, but I'm happy to be back in the swing of things here in Bloomington. (more...)  BWW Blog: Viva La Vivid!by Student Blogger: Jenna Napolitano - March 21, 2018 Hey! It's been a minute since I've written, but oh so much has happened in the last few weeks. From spring break adventures to being seen at my first (two!) Equity Chorus Calls and performances in between, March Madness is certainly underway. (more...)  BWW Blog: An Actor's Guide to Waitingby Student Blogger: Carissa Tirico - March 21, 2018 The waiting, the waiting, THE WAITTTTINGGGGGGG. Shrek The Musical am I right? Best thing about being an actor is BY FAR the waiting. It's a never-ending cycle of dying, crying, having a sliver of hope, and then dying again. (more...)  BWW Blog: Its's Finally Here! MIDDLETOWN Week 1by Student Blogger: Lea Passione - March 20, 2018 Flashback to Opening Night and the first week of Middletown. (more...)  BWW Blog: Dealing with PSD (Post Show Depression)by Student Blogger: Griffin DeVries - March 17, 2018 The curtain fallsÂ… you get into your position for bowsÂ… It's the last day of your showÂ… You take your final bow. You're saying goodbye to a character that you have come to love for weeks. THE. TEARS. START. FALLING. (more...)  BWW Blog: In a Crowd of Thousandsby Student Blogger: Jessica Medley - March 16, 2018 Hey again everyone and welcome back to my blog! A ton of things have happened since the last time I wrote, so I thought I'd detail the new news and delve into a bit about not losing hope as an actor. ForewarningÂ… this has a very happy ending. (more...)  BWW Blog: Both Sides of the Casting Tableby Student Blogger: Sophia J Grimes - March 15, 2018 I've been involved with theatre from a very young age, but mostly on the performance side. I didn't really become all that involved with the "behind the scenes" aspects of theatre until around half way through my high school theatre career, and even then I still mostly considered it a side thing for me. My main interest was performing, and I never really saw myself doing much else. I must admit that now I somewhat regret shutting myself within that "performer" box, even as I have recently broadened my horizons within theatre. (more...)  BWW Blog: Spring Break, Summer Stock Auditions, and New Work at a Local Theatreby Student Blogger: Kyle Mason - March 15, 2018 After 9 weeks of intense classes, rehearsals for two shows, and performances of one, it feels great to be back home for a week with some time off. After a successful run of Jasper in Deadland, I immediately started rehearsals for the IU departmental production of City of Angels. It's been so exciting to be working on my first mainstage production here! (more...)  BWW Blog: Don't Come Late To The Theatreby Student Blogger: Monique Hebert - March 14, 2018 The best theatre education I ever received was not in a classroom. It wasn't on a stage either. What I know about the theatre I gained from the years I spent volunteering as an usher. I started volunteering because I wanted to see plays and musicals that I couldn't afford to see, and somehow along the way I learned more than I ever thought I would. (more...) |
