BWW Blog: Now Is The Time To Get Experimental (With Digital Theatre)
My favorite aspect of digital theatre that Ia??ve been seeing is the switch from casual to in-character that most shows are made for you NOT to see.
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My favorite aspect of digital theatre that Ia??ve been seeing is the switch from casual to in-character that most shows are made for you NOT to see.
Many leading lady roles in the musical theatre canon could not only be played by plus-sized women easily but when played by plus-sized women, add an extremely interesting and revolutionary take on the role.
Actor Nick Westrate (Turn: Washingtona??s Spies, Bernhardt/Hamlet) wrote a free article for The Daily Beast entitled a?oeAmerican Theater Workers Urgently Need Financial Help.
Herea??s six things you can do at home to make you feel like youa??re back in the wings of your show
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Over quarantine, I have spent more time journaling than I ever have in the past.
At The Stella Adler Self-Generated Theater Intensive, I would be able to take charge in a number of projects as well as collaborate with others on original pieces.
I took to interviewing the Arts Center of Coastal Carolinaa??s Vice President of Marketing Andrea Gannon, who imparted to me knowledge of the Arts Centera??s future, goals, and how to lend them a helping hand.
Whether you have been performing and designing forever or just started in college, you are welcome in the theatre.
As Ia??ve been thinking about going back to school, I thought I would share with you what will be my list of essentials heading back into the academic year studying the arts.
There are going to be a lot of changes, positive and negative, coming to universities all over the country this fall.
Many theater artists have a a?oeside hustle,' a complimentary job, usually freelance, that you can do on your own time to help supplement income.
When I was in my first theatre performance back when I was nine I made myself one rule to follow (and it seems to be one of the few things nine year old me had figured out) and that rule was a?oenever to fall in love with another cast member.'
This storm will pass.
When I came to Princeton my Freshman year, there was one club I knew I had to join.
Earlier this week, I had the awesome opportunity to sit on a panel of current students for a virtual high school senior preview day.
As disappointed as I am knowing there likely wona??t be a play and my capstone in the Fall semester wona??t be in person, I would say my greatest disappointment was envisioning my lighting design class virtually.
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Many of my most valuable life lessons Ia??ve learned through theatre, not through high school.
Finding ways to stay busy in the great big realm of theatre has never been a challenge and it still isna??t now, ita??s just different.
For those who dona??t live close enough to the bright lights of Broadway, regional theatres are the next best thing.
For college students, everything they've known has been flipped upside down in several ways.
While the TikToks of Hamilton Jr., Mean Girls Jr., and Tik Tok the Musical grace theatre kidsa?? for you pages, these content creators provide an excellent jumping off point for the question at hand: What will Broadway look like after the shutdown?
This pandemic hasna??t just affected Broadway.
Choosing a college was an overwhelming process for me.