Dream Even Bigger
One thing about me is that I’ve always dreamed really big.
First-person stories from college and theatre students.
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One thing about me is that I’ve always dreamed really big.
Though it's been a long day full of hard work, I am so very grateful to do what I love every day.
Just because you aren't pursuing a BFA doesn't mean that you have to give up your passion.
Over the years, although staying motivated and avoiding procrastination and boredom has always been difficult for me, as I have an unfortunate tendency to get busy and then procrastinate assignments until it’s very nearly too late, I have gradually come to realize that I do my best work under pres
My mom came to musical theater through me.
If you’re somebody who wants to study theatre, you want the arts to be part of your life.
It’s a nice thought to think of theater as for everybody, a universal language we all can speak through sound, emotion, and visuals.
Do you ever feel like you aren’t doing enough, aren’t involved in enough, aren’t working on enough shows, aren’t preparing enough for your future, etc, etc, etc, even though your gcal is full to the brim and you're making plans weeks in advance? Cuz same.
About a month ago, I made the decision to shift my career focus to Musical Theater Performance after 3 years in college as a Flute Performance major.
Staying motivated as an artist is incredibly challenging.
February is always a weird month.
How can young artists stay motivated to keep pursuing and enhancing their skills? How does being in an academic environment shape our mindset as performers? In this article, I will share my own experience when feeling unmotivated and how I keep going in order to stay on track with my creative goals.
It’s times like these that I have to remind myself it is a privilege to create.
“Just do it.
I'm reminding myself that it's always progress over perfection, and when something is meant for me, it won't pass me by.
My name is Jess Pizzimenti, and this is my first blog post.
I’m not here to gush about myself though.
It wasn’t so much the class work or the demands of a college musical theater program that were difficult, though that all kept me on my toes.
Sitting in my dorm in Los Angeles, California, I’m feeling nothing but new, and it is the most exhilarating feeling.
Growing up in the theatre community, it has always been important to me to have mentors to look up to that support and give constructive feedback - in fact, it has been vital to forming my love for this craft.
Exploring the art and discipline of memorization, emphasizing that getting off-book is essential to fully embodying a character.
It’s important to consume the media, and not let it consume you.
Throughout my life, I consistently struggled in school.
As performers, there is an ever-lingering pressure to be constantly busy (I know I have fallen for this trap before!).
It is the spark that pulls you out of bed, the whisper that tells you to keep going, the fire that demands you create.