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My college was scheduled to perform Heathers in May.
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My college was scheduled to perform Heathers in May.
One of the the things that has made a huge difference in my college theatre career has been getting involved in as many organizations as I can.
There's a lot going on in the world right now - and with social distancing, it's easy to feel alone.
Each year at DeSales University, the class of graduating seniors has the incredibly unique opportunity of taking on, first-hand, the task of uniting as their own theatre company to produce a children's show, building everything from the ground up.
As a Senior Theatre Major at Texas Christian University, the spring break of my last semester was to be spent in NYC showcasing before dozens of industry professionals between three showcases and an evening at 54 Below.
Unfortunately, when our campus closed and we were sent home, our play was put on the backburner.
Frustrated, restless, anxious.
When I was a wee senior in high school, I wanted to go to college in New York.
The end of the term is approaching.
When I walked into the audition room for Oh, What a Lovely War (the fourth and final show of Hart House's season), I was expecting that the production would be a remount of the beloved Joan Littlewood First World War satire musical from the 1960s.
As a student in Hong Kong, our classes were put on halt since Chinese New Year (which is mid-January), and school has been suspended since, and the earliest we would be able to go back to school is in April.
We've all heard the stigma against high schools and universities putting on shows that aren't the best, but I'd like to end that now.
Six the Musical.
What does being transgender mean in the context of theatre today? How do we overcome the strict challenges that come with it? Hello.
I don't know what it was that made last week so hectic.
We all have loved ones that don't share our love for the performing arts - whether they don't like watching people randomly break into song and dance or they just have never given them a chance, but usually they will see how important it is to you and try their best to keep up.
At some point in college, pretty much everybody has a moment where they wonder, am I over this? Some switch their major, some stick it out and hope that feeling passes, and I'm here in the middle of all of it to admit: I'm burned out.
I'm a first year and prospective drama major at Vassar College, a liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, NY.
This past weekend, I sat down and watched the Oscars.
Having quick access to professional theatre no doubt made an impact on my love for the arts.
It's the third week of the semester, and I can already feel myself losing steam.
Whenever I take a trip across the Channel from France to England, seeing a show (or two or three) is always one of my top priorities.
One of the beauties of theatre is that it can be used as a platform to express a spectrum of stories and emotions.
This past weekend, five of my classmates and I traveled to Huntsville, Texas to compete in the USITT Southwest Winter Symposium Student Design, Tech, and Management competition (long title, I know).
As a self-proclaimed nerd and likely (albeit undeclared) drama major in college, one of my favorite pastimes is keeping up with current events in the theater world.