Burnout: A Very Real Enemy
Burnout is a funny thing because it can quickly take something you once had so much love for and change it into a chore.
First-person stories from college and theatre students.
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Burnout is a funny thing because it can quickly take something you once had so much love for and change it into a chore.
It’s funny, I think most people become fans of 13: The Musical by doing a production in their youth or maybe seeing it back when it was on Broadway.
Burnout is no joke.
Sometimes you do a show, and it seems like there is a little bit of magic packed into it.
When I graduate from college, move to New York, and start auditioning for jobs, the last thing I want to worry about is finding a day job that is flexible with my audition/rehearsal schedule.
We’ve officially made it to the point in the school year where “half” can be used to describe both the amount of the semester that has been completed, and the energy we’re putting into our assignments.
I’ve always thought my process was a little all over the place when doing a show and this process has given me more of an outline and a way to organize what I have been doing, which I have found oh so helpful.
Every once in a while, I let in a glimmer of doubt that New York is too scary and I don’t actually like it and I could never live there, but then I go back.
If you’re like me, you always want to put your best foot forward.
From my perspective, there is one crucial way to stay afloat in college - organization and planning.
For all your time management and organizational needs, I've made a list of 10 apps on my phone that have helped me to coordinate my plans and handle my course load, responsibilities, to-do lists, etc. during my first year of college.
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Transitioning from Highschool to College is more difficult than it seems as the process of the whole thing is two entirely different scenarios.
Assessment season is upon us.
It can be so easy as an actor to get swept up in your identity as an entertainer.
In a perfect world, I would be able to manage being a full-time acting student, working two jobs, and partaking in everything my heart desired in my already limited spare time.
Physical health: Without fail, these remedies have gotten me to the functioning level (singing, acting, and dancing) by opening night.
Libraries are amazing because they hold so much content and knowledge, but they're also great public spaces that you can just visit for free.
College can be very overwhelming for any student.
Being a part of the audience when you’re an actor helps you better your craft and allows you to live in the joy of what you do by experiencing it from the outside.
It feels like just yesterday I was arriving at The University of Alabama’s campus in my pink, cloth mask with bright eyes and big dreams for the next four years of my life.
I intended to challenge myself by putting myself in a demanding and new situation.
I obviously learn a lot about theatre from my theatre and music classes, but I’ve discovered the greatest beauty of a liberal arts education are the unexpected moments in which I experience theatre outside of the arts building.
Brielle's overall goal with stage management and in life in general is to make people feel valued, heard, and as if they matter.
Despite the fact that much of the evolution of the entertainment industry over the last century could easily be attributed to queer artists and their work, it is only in recent years that both audiences and producers seem to have become comfortable with receiving LGBTQ+ stories on a large scale.