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Being far away from home means having new challenges to navigate that I didn’t even expect as a freshman: not being able to visit family as often, being on a different schedule than the rest of my college friends, and having to truly navigate a place that doesn’t feel like my own.
This summer I worked two jobs: my momentous first paid production and my silly camp counselor job.
Being a college student on a limited budget doesn’t mean that I don’t want to see live theatre, but it can get pretty expensive.
I am STOKED to be returning as a student blogger for the second year in a row! I couldn’t be more excited.
The biggest thing that is currently happening in the department is the fact that we are getting a new performing arts center! I got to sit down for a little bit and talk to the department chair, Bill Jenkins, about the performing arts center.
Routine and structure are hard to create and even harder to implement, but if you start early, advocate for what you want, and lean on those around you, it can quickly become your best friend.
Visiting theatres and watching shows such as Operation Mincemeat (PPAC) and The Getaway Driver (Trinity Rep) help me feel that sense of community, as I can see that the art of theatre is shared no matter where I am.
Three months of warm meals, a nice bed, and free laundry lulled you back into your responsibility-less bliss, but all of a sudden you're back in school and everything is piling up faster than you remember it ever being.
The excitement about a new semester is falling back to its normal level.
This is why The Outsiders has endured for generations.
While reading and seeing Duncan Macmillan's renowned play, Every Brilliant Thing, I felt it was fitting to compile a list of 100 brilliant things about my life as a communications and theatre student in New York City.
Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again! There is something fitting about beginning another year of writing for BroadwayWorld with a phrase that feels so familiar, yet somehow carries an entirely different meaning this time around.
My name is Charlie Perkins and I am a graduate student at CUNY Baruch pursuing my MA in arts administration.
Each semester is a new puzzle to solve.
As the temperature begins to cool, and the days get shorter, we all start to feel a shift in the air.
There were so many wonders and anxieties I had about managing college and theatre, especially as a freshman.
Anyone who's shared a conversation with me has heard me ramble about my fascination with audiences.
Musical theatre has the power to change hearts and minds; it would be incredible for all movie musicals to make use of this power to the best of their ability and change the world for the best.
Writing about different experiences or even just about my everyday life allows me to slow down and think more deeply about why certain moments resonate with me.
Only months prior, we were all high schoolers who dared to dream on a national level.
I would like to thank everyone who has chosen to read my articles and I hope that you were able to resonate with them and they allowed you to feel understood.
This summer, I'm trying to worry way less about what I’m not doing and more about what makes me feel fulfilled right now.
Battling the 'Theater Kid' allegations while still trying to explain my career to people not familiar with theater
All I had to do was take that initial leap.
Mental health within the arts is a conversation I feel deeply connected to, both personally and professionally, and I think part of what makes writing about it difficult is how revealing it can feel.
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