How to (Maybe?) Combat Burnout: Your Power and the Power of Art
I have not been in the theatre world, for a long time.
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I have not been in the theatre world, for a long time.
I’ve been a student for basically my entire life.
Upon completing my miniseries with the current five MFA playwrights at UC San Diego, I thought it would be super valuable to hear the perspective of an alum whose work is currently up and running.
But we will get through this.
Just as authors experience writer’s block, actors experience….acting block? Blocking block? Whatever you want to call it, the experience of encountering a lack of motivation, increases in stress, and a dread for the thing you’re supposed to love is something I’m sure most theatre students…
Semester is almost over! Everybody cheer! In all seriousness though, this has been a great semester.
After a lengthy and action-packed semester, there’s nothing I’m looking forward to more than embracing my summer freedom.
I get it can be hard to be by yourself, especially if you have a laundry list of things to do, but I promise you, if you take time for yourself, even if it’s only for an hour, the quality of your work will be a million times better.
As a student at the University of Central Florida who is from New York, getting to go back to Long Island is a treat.
Stressed out? Burned out? Hanging by a string? Here are some insight from a freshman acting major on dealing with burnout, even when it seems like it's impossible to move forward.
1776 is a hilarious musical that's both entertaining and historically accurate! Here's an actors perspective of the show he's in right now.
He stuck his hand out in the classic, dramatic theater kid way, and there it was.
I am presently an Intern for Philadelphia Young Playwrights and a freelance Teaching Artist.
The performing arts demand a unique form of vulnerability.
I love Canva because it is easy to use and has all I need to create everything from Instagram posts to flyers.
Although Art is meant to be shared and seen, there's something intimidating about actually sharing it, especially when your art always says something about you.
As a college student currently in the midst of finals, I understand the pain of doing loads of school work and trying to organize for the end of the semester while being exhausted by an entire year's worth of hard work.
It's no fun when you are blocked creatively, but it's also not fun when the block is removed when you want nothing more than just sleep.
Although I am going to be a BFA musical theatre major next year, I have never been the lead in any of my high school musicals.
My younger brother Josh and I have always had a strong bond over our mutual passion: we are both theatre kids.
Hello y’all! For the next couple of months, I’m shining a light on one of the coolest parts of UC San Diego’s theatre department.
Today marks my 20th birthday.
Welcome back for part 2 of How To Build A Portfolio where I take you on my journey through our showreel module and hopefully these blog help you discover what might be helpful for your portfolio too.
I am also so fortunate that one of my best friends also got chosen to direct it, and our cast is so wonderful and has done a beautiful job of bringing this story to life.
I absolutely loved this trip.