Student Blogs — College & Theatre Student Writers

BWW Blog: Staying Immersed in Theatre While Broadway is Closed

by Katy Dara, June 30, 2020

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

BWW Blog: Self-Care for the Theater Student

by Will Harding, June 30, 2020

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.

BWW Blog: Acting With Anxiety

by Aeris Day, June 30, 2020

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.

BWW Blog: Theatre on Tik Tok

by Caroline Conard, June 30, 2020

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.

BWW Blog: A Lesson in Econ, Stats, and Theatre - Bring on the Adaptations

by Blake Velick, June 30, 2020

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.

BWW Blog: Bringing HAMILTON Home

by Olive Elzinga, June 30, 2020

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.

BWW Blog: An Eager Wish - A New Kind of Representation for Broadway

by Shaun Collins, June 30, 2020

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.

BWW Blog: Broadway Shutdown, and What We Can Learn Moving Forward

by Cam Brillon, June 30, 2020

Broadway.

BWW Blog: Interview with Temple University Professor, Maggie Anderson

by Matthew Green, June 30, 2020

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.

BWW Blog: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

by Christina Samanie, June 29, 2020

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!

BWW Blog: Parade and the Relevancy of Today

by Annie Coulson, June 29, 2020

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.

BWW Blog: Arts Managers and Where to Find Them

by Isabella Schiavon, June 29, 2020

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.

BWW Blog: Reflecting on the Extended Broadway Shutdown

by Emily Naud, June 29, 2020

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

BWW Blog: Advice for the Incoming Freshman Dance Major

by Alyssa Schmidek, June 29, 2020

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

BWW Blog: The Art of Acting

by Gwendolyn Glaude, June 29, 2020

A little girl walks into an audition at the age of ten.

BWW Blog: Theatre Needs to Change

by Mary Felix, June 29, 2020

This is a time of necessary change, change that is urgent.

BWW Blog: Building Something That's Gonna Outlive Us!

by Josie Reynolds, June 29, 2020

College can be quite daunting.

BWW Blog: A Theme Park Performer in a Mid-Pandemic World

by Gillian Lintz, June 29, 2020

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.

BWW Blog: Auditioning For College Theatre - What Do Student Directors Want To See?

by Emily Hoffert, June 29, 2020

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

BWW Blog: The Community College Experience

by Benjamin Simonetty, June 26, 2020

I remember being in high school weeks before graduation and being so unsure of what I wanted to do.

BWW Blog: The Art of Self-Taping

by Brittany Davis, June 26, 2020

I will be the first to admit, I do not know everything about self-taping.

BWW Blog: Summer Reading for MTs

by Cassie Maurer, June 26, 2020

Ah, summer reading: the assignment that nobody asked for, yet everyone received.

BWW Blog: 5 Ways to Pursue Theatre This Summer

by Laura Johnson, June 26, 2020

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

BWW Blog: You Too Can Live Like Troy Bolton

by Allison Kephart, June 26, 2020

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.

BWW Blog: Let Me Pitch You A Musical - In the Shadows