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I wanted to be an actor for a really long time.
I'm going to start this off with something that you probably already know: being a student is hard.
It's just now what we might call mid-September, and I already feel as though I've been back at school for three months instead of three weeks.
When we think about hunger, we usually hear it preceded by the word world, or mass, and in the context of food.
Hello BroadwayWorld, it is such a pleasure to be given this opportunity to write a blog about college, theater, and all the different aspects of the arts.
I think we all know as theatre artists, that an important part of our craft is paying our dues.
How many of us have had the opportunity to work in an unconventional theater space? To strip down bare, take away all the commodities that a traditional theater has, and perform a show in a unique space with a simple sound system and just a few par-cans? One local theatre company in Johnstown, PA…
14 months ago I and a group of students from my college (Pitt-Johnstown) embarked on a project working with a local Summer Stock theater in our area to commemorate their 80th anniversary.
Coming into week two we really started to crack into our Three Sisters work.
Hello everyone! I've been blessed to be given the opportunity to study with Anne Bogart and SITI company here at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs New York.
Beautiful was the first show I saw on my own on Broadway.
The key to every good stage manager, is what you have as your arsenal in your bag.
Earlier this month, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the North Carolina Theatre Conference Theatre Administration Intensive.
Finals and end of the year events can be difficult and exhausting for MT majors; however, what can be even more stressful is trying to find productive theatre work for the summer.
Makeup is an art form that has evolved into a billion dollar industry.
Recently I was given the opportunity to stage manage for a theatre company called Articulate Theatre Company.
The college audition process: it can be daunting, but trust that your journey as an artist isn't meant to look exactly the same as everyone else's.
The time has come where all of the costumes are cleaned and put away, the set is struck and taken back into storage, and the prompt book is closed one last time.
Hello, Broadway World! Since this is my last blog, I'm going to get a little bit personal for a second.
So far in 2019 I've been honored to work on so many projects that make my heart sing! I got to work with the NJ Thespian Society, audition more often, perform in plays, book performing gigs, and act in film and video projects.
As a BFA MT Freshman at the University of Memphis, I was so excited to learn that my department would be putting on the thrilling new musical Be More Chill.
On Sunday, March 31st, Anastasia played its final Broadway performance and closed its doors.
The semester is over! After today all of my classes and finals are completely finished (Until I come back for the next semester in a couple of weeks….)!
The pressure of a Conservatory program can be intense and at times, relentless.
Watching live theatre is a vital part of learning about the craft.