A Work in Progress
As I am nearing the end of my sophomore year, I’ve been thinking a lot less about where I should be and more about where I am, both as a person and as an artist.
First-person stories from college and theatre students.
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As I am nearing the end of my sophomore year, I’ve been thinking a lot less about where I should be and more about where I am, both as a person and as an artist.
Working on the premiere of Carmilla, The Musical forced me to rethink everything I associate with vampire stories, and their typical association with musicals.
A behind-the-scenes look into how I’m wrapping up the semester with some comedy finals!
I made it my goal for 2026 to see more live theatre.
I am a week away from the midway mark in the pursuit of a college musical theater degree.
As artists, I think it’s so important to show up for each other in all the ways we can, especially in a world where it often feels like art is becoming more commercialized and artificial in many ways.
Spring is a season of resets, but in the Theatre District, it’s the busiest time of year.
Creating original theater is scary.
There’s something special about being on stage and getting laughs and applause from a live audience.
As the academic year is nearing its end, so is the mental stamina of students.
We are all influencers.
There's something thrilling about being in rooms you’ve always dreamed of being in, but there can be a lot of imposter syndrome that comes along with it.
These kids get to be themselves every day in the drama department without a price tag holding them back.
I wanted to share my recent experiences this semester with getting involved in New Works Productions and Musical Theater Writing, which can be an incredibly overlooked part of the industry.
As a 13-year-old musical theater fanatic on her first trip to New York City, I stood at the Winter Garden Theatre stage door on a hot August afternoon in 2019.
Nostalgia is a flawed word, just under ten letters, as if it almost lands somewhere complete but stops short.
A couple of years ago, when I was initially deciding which school to attend, I heavily considered what a day in the life of the students at that school would look like.
I picked “I’d Rather Be Me” from Mean Girls: a song I’d loved since seeing the show on Broadway in 2019.
Broadway, to me, has always been more than a stage.
After the sometimes difficult, sometimes depressing winter, it is always nice to refresh, reset, and bloom as spring begins.
What does it mean to be a minority? Well, in the most generalized terms, being a minority means you are part of a population that makes up less than 50% of the total population.
Growing up, the two places that defined me and my identity were the theatre and my synagogue.
It was the first time since I was younger that I had gone to see a show in a small community theater as opposed to a large-scale Broadway production, and I was quickly reminded of why it’s so important to support your local performers.
Learn more Darnell Abraham as he shares his experience as a performer on the National and International Tours of Hamilton, as well as the National Tour of The Lion King.
The trip to Mexico City that inspired me.