If you are losing your arts school basement like me, or haven’t had one at all, here are some tips on creating a space at home that supports and fuels your creative endeavors.
TikTok, one of the world’s most famous apps, has developed yet another trend: No Nuance November. Participants post videos of their (usually controversial) opinions without explanation.
As I long for live theatre’s return and sustain myself with memories of my favorite live theatre experiences, I keep coming back to Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves.
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for theatre. I’m thankful for the form, I’m thankful for the artists, and I’m thankful for the community that surrounds it all.
My theatre tech classes, directing classes, and playwriting classes have taught me skills for the industry. However, when I graduate I worry about navigating the dicey industry of 21st century theatre in New York; there was no class on that.
It’s fun to see the broad influence of student theatre on our entire campus. Spring Awakening, from Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, is in the middle of a four day virtual run at Baldwin Wallace University.
Remy may be the next Disney star to shine on Broadway, or at least on Tik Tok. For the past month, musical theatre fans have been collaborating on Tik Tok to compose and write a musical based on Disney Pixar’s Ratatouille.
Public libraries are small town America’s lifeline. More than just a place to pick up a book, in rural places like the one I live in, they are the cultural heart of the town.
As times change and we become more conscious about the media that we consume and the stories that we tell, we must ask ourselves; are the dated, racist, and sexist elements of Golden Age musicals so problematic that we can’t appreciate them today?
As I and other college students around the country are gearing up to go home for the holidays, I can’t help but begin to get excited about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Well, it’s that point in the semester. The point when it gets dark super early, the semester has been going on forever and ever, and the homework is starting to pile up again post midterms.
There are many components that make up the classic Thanksgiving experience, but nothing screams Turkey Time more than the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Are you stuck on what to get your musical theatre loving friend or family member for Christmas? Here is a list of shops/items on Etsy, a website for arts and crafts lovers that make fun musical theatre gifts!
Radical kindness. Radical rigor. Radical community. These are the three values of this year’s Fearless New Play Festival. Every other year at my school (University of Maryland), a handful of playwrights are selected to present their developing plays in a mini “play festival,” complete with actors, directors and crew plucked from our theatre department.
It’s true that nothing can compare to sitting in a theatre, watching the house lights dim, and feeling that moment of silence hang in the air before the orchestra begins to play.