How to Let Your Performance Skills Shine in Non-Performance Roles
Sixteen years of pre-professional ballet training didn't only teach me how to survive a coda after a lengthy pas de deux.
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Sixteen years of pre-professional ballet training didn't only teach me how to survive a coda after a lengthy pas de deux.
Jagged Little Pill is exactly that kind of art, healing, challenging, and transformative.
I still like to go out to Buttercup Bakeshop, or get a daydream latte at Blank Street with my friends, but putting it all in moderation helps me perform better and stay focused.
All theater tells a story, that’s its timeless magic.
There has never been a time in my life where performance and art has not followed me.
All my life, I grew up belting those words from Seasons of Love, one of my favorite songs from Rent.
As the cliche says, you are who you surround yourself with.
Looking back, I still feel like a very different person now than I was then.
If you cringed at the word “audition”, don’t worry, we all do it.
The past three and a half years have absolutely flown by, but I believe that is because I have had the opportunity to take full advantage of my time at USC.
It seems this is a problem that not only plagues me, but also many of my peers.
Remember when Josh Groban said 'Hire a former theatre kid.
When I first applied to colleges, I had no idea what I wanted to study.
On October 28, I was fortunate enough to sit down on Zoom with Cher Álvarez and Patrick Heusinger, the two leading performers of the show to chat about their careers and being a part of this amazing franchise in a new way.
There’s something sacred about theatre, about being in a room with people who are all trying to tell a story together.
The truth is (as we know, especially as artists), we are always going to face change, whether that be casting decisions, jobs, or even our own expectations.
As an underclassman, it’s scary trying to fight for opportunities in the theatre, even within one's own school.
I am a sophomore Liberal Arts student at the Community College of Philadelphia with plans to transfer next year to study communication & theater.
This past summer, I was incredibly fortunate to work on two different shows: I played Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie at Otterbein Summer Theater and Fredrika in A Little Night Music at The Hawaii Performing Arts Festival.
What's an artist without hobbies and other things that make them happy? A boring person! Having other things outside of your artistic study creates avenues to alleviate harsh stressors.
Between starting a new semester and my last year of college, preparing for my acting thesis, and taking the time to install new lights and prepare my theater for this season, the beginning of the year was hectic for me, to say the least.
When I was younger, back to school just meant back to overthinking my outfit and material choices with 15 minute drives filled with musical sing-alongs and day debriefs with my parents.
Being a college student is exciting; you are away from home for the first time and have more freedom than ever before.
I have done (almost) every job in theater you could think of….
As a second-year theatre student who moved halfway across the country for college, I’ve learned a few pieces of advice to make the process easier for everyone.