What's It Like to Pursue Theatre Professionally? An Interview with Hayden Rivas
Musical theatre captivates me because it's the ultimate fusion where dance, music, and story create something more powerful than any single element alone.
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The Big Apple (As a Student)
Here, I share some of my favorite (and least favorite things) about living and going to school in New York City while preparing for my current commuter era.
A Night of JOY: The First Preview
On June 21, 2025, JOY: A New True Musical had its very first preview.
It's Time to Keep Living
his is the show we have all been waiting for.
Theater Things I've Loved Recently
It’s the summertime, so I can now indulge in well-loved media and find new things to obsess over! So many wonderful theatre moments have recently inspired me to write this blog highlighting some of my favorites.
Can Artistic Integrity Exist in 2025?
The rise of AI and advanced plagiarism technology has greatly improved the value of artistic integrity in today’s culture.
The Privilege of a Season
Close to the end of last school year, my friend Harper gave me a ride home from a late-night tech rehearsal.
Sunshine and Recovery
The school year is finally over.
Fordham University Performance Clubs
If you do not see something you would be interested in, you can always start your own group! Fordham does a great job of making sure there are opportunities for everyone to try new things or to do what they already know they love.
The Hungry and the Known
I’ve always seen Broadway as a kind of benchmark for where theater is at, not just in terms of quality but in terms of what the industry values.
It's Just a Ride
This journey is a roller coaster ride that I’m meant to enjoy for its highs and lows, and more importantly, one I chose to be on.
Have You Read This?
The “integrity” part of “academic integrity” goes far beyond just schoolwork and begs the question of students what values they exercise in their personal lives and as it pertains to their independent work, as well as what they seek to gain from their academic pursuits
The Path Ahead
I recently found out I'm finishing school in three years rather than four.
AI and Academic Integrity
If someone turns in an essay that they didn’t write and the teacher finds out that it’s AI, then they give it a zero, and there are meetings and possible suspensions and a whole mess of things that follow the AI discovery.
AAPD Summer Internship Program - Orientation Reflections
On Sunday May 25th, I moved to Washington D.C.
Dealing with Rejection as an Actor
Struggling with Rejection? Feeling upset or annoyed? Here's a blog on dealing and facing rejection as a high school performing arts acting major student.
Maintaining Academic Integrity
Losing the meaning of academic integrity? Assignments feel meaningless, pointless, and unrelated to what YOU want to learn? Here's a short blog on maintaining academic integrity as a performing arts acting major.
AI - the Cons Outweigh The Pros
There is no doubt that we live in an AI world.
The 'Girlhood Play'
If you’ve been at all involved in the last few years with theater on college campuses and in high schools or with new theatrical work in general, chances are you’ve noticed the trend of “girlhood plays” cropping up across pretty much all theatrical spaces.
Artistic Integrity and The Role of AI In Education and the Arts
As a college student studying both in theater and education, I am worried about the future of arts production and integrity as we rely further and further on generative AI.
Student Blog: Saying Goodbye to High School: One Last Bow
As the last couple weeks of high school finish up, I have found myself doing all of the rites of passage that I have seen my friends before me do: commitment day, prom, grad night, awards ceremonies, senior beach day and more.
A Cautious First Foray
In my first post about myself since January, I had a lot of thoughts about my first student teaching assignment at a high school near me.
Where Light Grows
We live in a world, especially in the arts, where “becoming” has almost become a brand.
True to Teegan: The Journey of an Asian American Making Room for Herself in Performing Arts
Happy Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month to everyone from these cultures, especially to those who are rocking the “status quo” and making room for themselves and others in their fields and in the world, like Teegan SinClair is.
What Solo Traveling Has Taught Me
As my semester abroad in Paris wraps up, I thought I would conquer something I felt helped me grow the most: solo traveling.
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