During a pandemic, where live theatre is all but nonexistent, what is an avid fan to do?

Due to the forced new coronavirus stay-at-home routine, this past spring opened my eyes to the idea and process of self-care as an actor and artist.

If anyone reading this suffers from anxiety, I'm sure you're familiar with the rush, panic, and worry that you feel when it comes to a performance regardless of what part you take in the creation of it.

The theatre community is vast throughout TikTok and people find creative outlets in different forms, but one of the most common, interesting, and beneficial things I have seen is auditioning for TikTok musicals.

Anyone in the business side of theatre must not only understand the theatre they produce, but they also must have an economic mindset when making decisions.

If you're like me and the pandemic has made seeing a stage, let alone being on one, practically impossible, you have probably been excited about the release of 'Hamilton' on Disney+ on July 3rd.

With the growing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, actors and actresses have taken to their platforms to share vital resources and stories to shed light on the systemic problems at hand.

Broadway. For many of us, Broadway is a place where the dazzling lights of the city meet one of the largest professional theater venues in the world.

I recently had the chance to (virtually) sit down with Maggie Anderson, Associate Professor of Musical Theater & Movement, Choreographer & Director of Musical Theater Dance for the Department of Theater at Temple University.

These simple discoveries have brought me so much joy and a sense of a schedule to me during these trying times which is why I wanted to share it all with you! 

Do you know that feeling when you love the arts so much, but you don't really want to pursue them as a career, but you also don't want to let them go? Well, let me tell you something: Arts Management & Entrepreneurship is the major for you. 

When the time came to pick which musical I was to write about for my NYU outsider class, I combined my two classes and loves and landed on one of my favorite musicals, Parade.

When I woke up this morning, I opened Facebook to see that the Broadway shutdown had been extended until early January.

Here are some tips and tricks that helped me stay focused and organized during my freshman year. 

A little girl walks into an audition at the age of ten. She is quiet and timid.

This is a time of necessary change, change that is urgent. It is always a good and adequate time to listen to other's stories, especially those involving our world's injustices.

College can be quite daunting. Finding a place where you are meant to be can be extremely challenging. For me, it was all of the above. 

Juli Biagi graduated Anderson University this year with a BM in Musical Theatre, and now will be performing at Six Flags St. Louis until the end of this year.

A few more surprising things student directors are paying attention to during your audition... 

I remember being in high school weeks before graduation and being so unsure of what I wanted to do. I knew I enjoyed theatre but I had done zero research into the college that would work best for me and in all actuality I didn't know if college was the right choice for me.

I will be the first to admit, I do not know everything about self-taping. I kind of have a love/hate relationship with it, however, like it or not it's about to become a BIG part of the theatre and musical theatre world in the coming months/years/decades/forever/etc.

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!

I'm not always perfect, but I have been better about finding what works for me and actually following through.

You may think that you don't have time for anything else by rehearsals, but I promise you that with the proper time management you can play a sport and be the lead in your high school musical. 

Have you ever wanted to create your own musical? Probably. Have you ever sat down and thought it through? Maybe not.