I've never played Ursula or even had the opportunity to audition for her, but when I was in middle and high school doing theatre, I dreaded the mere possibility that I would ever have to play her. 

Oh my goodness, my first post! I'm so excited to share my thoughts and ideas with all of you. First off, I would like to look back on the past semester.

Majoring in theatre directing, much of studying theatre means studying myself. Fordham's theatre program has pushed me to reflect on my own thought patterns, communication skills, and identity. This year, I've learneda?? 

When people think of Liberty University, they tend to picture students majoring in your typical a?oeChristian-likea?? studies such as missionary or ministry work. What most people do not recognize Liberty for is their excellent Performing Arts Program.

You know that feeling you get when you find your community? Where you find those who share the same passions and loves as you do that you'd never found before? That's how I've felt being privileged enough to write for BroadwayWorld.

Hello theatre kids, Broadway lovers, and creators around the world!! My name is Leah Packer, and I am HONORED to be joining Broadway World as a college student blogger! These articles will be all about my college theatre life (before and during this pandemic) how I'm continuing to learn and study acting, and some tips and tricks of the a?oecollege theatre studenta?? trade I have learned throughout the past year!

What I learned in my first month at theater school I remember dreaming about my first semester in college while still at high school. I would do endless research on theater programs and campus life, thinking I was going in ready to have the perfect freshmen experience. The truth is everyone's experience is entirely different, and there is no such thing as the “perfect semester.”

This blog post is mostly me saying hey to, BroadwayWorld.com, I guess? So hey BroadwayWorld.com, I'm Maeve, a closet (not really) theatre geek studying marketing, media studies and global business at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Hello, BroadwayWorld! My name is Holden Childress, and I am an incoming junior Musical Theatre major at the University of Central Missouri. I am thrilled to be taking part in BroadwayWorld's student blogger program!

a?oeHow to Get to Hadestown:... Ain't no compass, brother- ain't no map. Just a telephone wire and a railroad track. Keep on walking and don't look back 'til you get to the bottomland.a?? Huh. This sounds a lot like the treacherous journey that is the college application process! 

Dear incoming freshman, Congratulations on committing to your college! I'm sorry that this isn't the way you expected to start your college career. I'm happy for you, regardless. 

If you are like me, you never imagined that the remainder of your semester would be spent dancing in your family room. No mirror and no barre, just your computer and a chair from your dining room table. This new lifestyle became the new normal and the new way of dancing with you peers (even if it is through a computer). 

Most of us were expecting this gift of time to be mere weeks, and now the summer plans we've spent all quarantine dreaming about may not be happening. As summer jobs and artistic work are at best being revised and at worst cancelled, we find ourselves yet again pondering what to do with all this time.

This is weird. With the recent announcement that the Great White Way will stay closed through September 6th, I'm preparing myself for the first summer in what feels like ever without Broadway.

It can be really easy to lose motivation or focus whether its the middle of the semester or in our current case, the middle of a pandemic. As an actor, we all our own goals we are trying to reach, but we sometimes forget about the personal work that goes with it. I know that I often find myself so wrapped up in the course work of the semester and my academic goals, I tend to forget about personal creative goals I have as an actor.

We love you, Class of 2021! It's your turn to shine!!! a??a??a??a??a??a??a??

Have you ever noticed how many Broadway podcasts share the format of one person with musical expertise teaching one person with barely any interest in theatre? Musicals with Cheese, Broadway Baby, MusicalSplaining, all of which are amazing (and I love them dearly) and all of them have this format!

As there are many guests visiting from English-speaking places in the world like the United States and the United Kingdom, Disneyland Paris has the task of making sure that they have entertainment that can be understood by both French-speaking and English-speaking guests.

A few weeks ago, my professor Chelsea Nicholson told me to, a?oeTake advantage of this gift of time that we have right now. Do something creative.a?? These words inspired me to reach out to a few alumni.

Nothing will stop artists. Not really, no. Nothing will ever stop creativity and love. Maybe things like I dunno a global wide pandemic can slow it down, but nothing will ever stop us. Even on pause, there is beauty in the way we think and feel. 

Blue, purple. Purple, blue? Blueish purple, but wait, no maybe it is purplish blue? These thoughts have been racing my mind for the past month or so. Me, a college student, a person who thrives on a hectic schedule and having too long of a to do list, finds herself unmotivated, tired, and obsessed with figuring out what color her bedroom walls are.

Does the name William Shakespeare intimidate anyone else? Last semester, I was in an acting class and the second half of the syllabus was dedicated to Shakespeare monologues and sonnets. I had never read a Shakespeare play before and I was petrified.

Theatre as an art is inherently collaborative. It takes a team. What happens when we are separated from our ensemble? How can we continue to create in isolation? Most of the time the creativity in our craft is assigned. Don't get me wrong, this doesn't negate our art by any means, but as theatre makers, we are usually creating in the context of a larger project. We often have little control over the big picture: such as being cast as a role in a musical or asked to design the set for a specific play. 

The Assistant Stage Manager is a role that is often forgotten about especially in a college production. However, our job isn't to be recognized, our job is to take care of our cast and crew. Our job is made much easier when the cast and creative team are kind, positive, and punctual. However, this isn't always this case. Regardless of your cast and creatives, there are some things that you can do to make the experience as best as possible for all involved.

Being in the theater community right now has been a lifeline for many students. Creators have banded together to produce some incredible works within the confines of a shelter-in-place, providing a sense of normalcy for many theater students. We may not be able to go to the theater or attend our normal classes, but there is plenty going on in the theater community for collegiate theater students to engage with and learn from. For many, it's what is keeping them sane.