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As the hosts of 'Peppers', MTR does the opening number.
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As the hosts of 'Peppers', MTR does the opening number.
For most of my high school career, I thought I wanted to attend a four-year university, but I hadn’t considered why I wanted to take that path.
Have you ever heard a performer refer to tech week as “hell week?” What is a tech week and how did it earn such a nickname? There are some “survival tips” that will help make your life in tech much easier.
Winter is in full swing, which also marks the beginning of my second semester of college.
As you can probably tell from my opening image, a lot is racing through my mind this school year.
To sum up this whole post in one sentence: I absolutely adore my school district’s arts program and the opportunities and love it has given me.
Ever since last year, I enter class on the first day and hear the phrase “A.I.” before I leave.
My real work began the following week during tech, where we enjoyed hours and hours of lighting levels, and myself and the other ASM got exceedingly good at sweeping and mopping the dance floor.
The metaphorical bricks, realistically being assignment deadlines, lack of sleep, long days in the theatre, and a bought of Covid-19, made for a long and tiring fall semester.
I'm looking forward to seeing what this last semester has in store for me, and I'm excited for what will come my way after I graduate.
I am a walking SCAD advertisement - my love for the school is contagious and my knowledge about it is endless.
And don’t you dare settle for anything less than what you want and deserve.
You’re walking through your school’s hallway and stumble across a poster that says “Spring Musical Auditions! Sign up today!” You think to yourself: Why should I do that? Participating in your school’s musical is a great way to grow and learn skills that can be used beyond the stage.
I would graduate tomorrow if I could, but I am terrified to leave high school.
I have never been more attached to a show like You’re A Catch, and if I could go back to that week, I would.
I blinked, and I’m four weeks into my second semester of freshman year at Wake Forest University.
From spending time with friends to taking time away from the theatre altogether, our student bloggers offer their best self-care tips for managing stress during the school year here!
When you are not in the position to be auditioning, no matter the reason, self-advertisement will be your best friend.
Once a theatre kid always a theatre kid, right? Absolutely.
Going to a college in Italy has a very different system to the ones in the US or even in any other parts of the world.
Theater students plan out when they are going to complete their assignments weeks in advance so this disturbs our pre-planned schedule.
I feel as if we are all running to the finish line that reads “winter break”.
During summer internship application season, college students strive to intern at big-name companies that will fuel them with experience, connections, and maybe even a job in the future.
Academic integrity is a fundamental aspect of education that involves submitting your work honestly and responsibly, without copying or plagiarizing from others.
As a high school student, I used to attend classes for a whole year, during which we focused not only on learning the course material but also on socializing and building relationships with our classmates and teachers.