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My first-time directing was all thanks to a Facebook post.
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My first-time directing was all thanks to a Facebook post.
In August of 2019, I began my freshman year as a Musical Theater major in the School of Theater, Film, and Media Arts at Temple University in Philadelphia.
I have expressed to my friends how grateful I am that even though my hometown may not be as educated and vocal about the systemic racism deeply rooted in our country, at least my school friends are.
a?oeGive the people A day of peace.
With so much going on in the world, and so many other stories to be told and amplified, my perspective on theatre school feelsa??a little bit small.
The groundedness I felt after voice class, my entire body tingling with sensory awareness and of every acting impulse I had.
We all know dating is hard, but dating in as a Musical Theatre major? Insanely difficult.
What happens if current social distancing impacts the audiences attending live theatre in the long term? The world will likely not look the same post pandemic.
My life changed for the better on my eighth birthday.
I reflect and realize that those are things that I, a white male, could do without any issue before the virus.
As a theatre person, we go through high school assuming that in order to be successful and make our big break, we have to go to one of the top theatre schools in the country.
When deciding to pursue an education in Musical Theatre, it took a lot of convincing to my peers, counselors, and voice teachers that I'd be ready to go for it.
How did this Brazilian girl find her way into writing blog posts for BroadwayWorld? To be honest, sometimes, I find myself asking this question as well.
Equality.
I never in a million years thought that I would live through a global pandemic.
In my journey from community college to university I've come across some obstacles with the current changes.
My immediate thoughts were along the lines of: a?oeHow on earth do they expect students to retain any kind of theatre teaching in solely an online setting?a?? a?oeWhat will be their expectations of us moving forward?a?? a?oeWill I continue to succeed or lose interest?a?? a?oeWhat will I do for my da
Did you ever see the video of the cast of Be More Chill finding out they were going to Broadway? That's how we felt.
It was on Wednesday, March 11th that Princeton announced to students that the rest of the 2020 Spring semester would be virtual.
Just a couple of weeks ago, I earned my Bachelors in Theater.
In the first week it was a whirlwind of singing for voice teachers so I could be placed with the right one, running from ballet to tap classes to be put in a dance level that would make sure I didn't end up with someone who had been dancing since the age of three, an abundance of meetings about what
Being a part of Temple University's theater program has been an absolute pleasure so far.
I hope everyone reading this is staying safe and healthy wherever you are.
There is no question that this pandemic has disrupted people's everyday lives and created a new standard for normal.