Finding a student-performer balance as a freshman can be hard, but it doesn't have to suck!

Content creation as a performer doesn't have to be scary. In fact, it'll help you more than you see. Read BroadwayWorld's student blog here and learn more!

Back to school means back onstage! Here’s how I found the perfect fit for Sophomore year at Boston Conservatory.

I had a few lines, but I would’ve been completely fine with none. That show was one of the best experiences of my life, and it’s one of the reasons I fell in love with performing.

It could be easy to get caught in the immediateness and forget to call home. However, remembering to talk to my community back in California is very important to me and connects me there. Read BroadwayWorld's student blog here!

Like most college freshmen, the first few weeks of school were rough. Trying to make new friends while also maintaining my friendships back home was a lot to balance with the college workload and adjusting to my new life. But, like most college freshmen, we work through it and find our way. 

Life at University is constantly moving, clubs, classes, and productions, all while maintaining a social life and friendships. There’s a balancing act required to avoid burning out immediately while still making the most of this chapter of my life. 

Transferring to NYU Gallatin helped me realize there’s no single path to pursuing theatre. Here’s how designing my own major let me stay connected to the arts!

Everything feels new; new people, new routines, new classrooms, new food places (I'm still loyal to Taco Bell though). I'm double majoring in Communication Arts and Literature Education, a fancy name for English Ed, and Theatre Arts.

As the Ball State Department of Theatre and Dance prepares to transition into both a new performing arts center and a new class building, expected to be finished by next fall, our theatre community has to find temporary spaces to hold classes.

'...yes, obviously, I knew college meant going to school. Yet it seemed I forgotten that through the whirlwind that was welcome week, moving in, missing home every five minutes only to love being at college the next five, going to school-sponsored events, meeting people, asking them the big-three-hot-ticket questions of the month: “What’s your name? Where’re you from? What’s your major?” and of course, the hidden fourth question that was only asked if the rocket-science-geometric-engineering major matched your acting major vibe: “What’s your Instagram? We should be friends!”

It's scary being a first year in college due to it being such a new experience - one that sometimes we doubt we're ready for, but let me tell you this: I was able to adapt much better than I though I was going to be able to.

Hello there! My name is Tyler Mankinen, and I am a junior at Oklahoma City University. I am beyond thrilled to discuss my experience, goals, struggles, and everything in between as one of Broadway World's 2025 Fall student bloggers. 

It’s hard not to adopt the mindset that I’m “running out of time”. It feels like everyone around me knows what they’re doing or what they’re going to do, and I’m behind in every sense of the word.

At Penn State University, classes have been underway for about a month and a half now, activities and events occurring, and Saturdays being filled with football games and fun. Read BroadwayWorld' fall student blog!

Swings on a playground and Broadway swings may seem worlds apart, but they share a beautiful common thread: flexibility, readiness, and the capacity to be set in motion.

It’s now October, which means we are back in the swing of things here at Clark University. This semester, I am taking four classes: two for my English major and two for my minor in Theatre.

'Finding a place in New York City where I could pursue Musical Theatre, Directing, and Human Rights was really important to me.' Read a BroadwayWorld student Blog from Bayley Tanenbaum about returning to the school year!

There’s nothing like the start of a brand new school year. For students involved in theatre, the start of the school year is more than homework and textbooks. Read BroadwayWorld's full student blog here!

Going home for the summer is always a relief, as finals make collegiate life stressful, especially for Theatre Majors—final performances, juries, portfolios, and auditions fill schedules.

Read BroadwayWorld's Student Blog: Coming Full Circle: A Journey Through Theater, Growth, and the Magic of Firsts and Lasts with A Midsummer Night's Dream.

The Journey of Broadway’s Juliette Ojeda: from The Voice Season 24 to making her Broadway debut as a swing in The Notebook.

The arts ask us to hold two truths at once. Creativity depends on freedom, on the willingness to experiment, to laugh, to take risks without fear. Yet lasting work also demands discipline, structure, and commitment.

The creative path belongs to us, and no technology can claim it. Creation is the lived process of starting with nothing and discovering something you did not know you could make, and that path will always be human.

After countless conversations with other students who survived the February madness of The Palmer House and the pre-screen grind, we all agree: this journey is a roller coaster. Here are my two biggest tips for anyone getting ready to brave it: