Student Blogger: Meguire Hennes

Broadway is reopening! Which means open calls and auditions will start to become a regular part of our lives again. Here are some tips to get ready for the upcoming in-person audition season.

Let’s dive into the changes happening in the Broadway community and how it’s not only affecting Broadway as a business, but actors, producers, casting directors, directors across the industry.

Taras Nahirniak is an incredibly successful producer, musician, performer, teacher who started out like most of us did, behind the piano. I've had the pleasure of knowing and learning from Taras for the past three years through an organization called the Kids From Wisconsin.

So many basic aspects of living have been altered during this journey we’ve been on since March 2020. The whole world has seen so much change. Whether you were let go from your job, if you haven’t seen your family since 2020, if you have been continuing your education completely virtually, life as we knew it has changed.

In 2017, artist Kristen Visbal designed a statue known as Fearless Girl. The statue was originally scheduled to be standing for a single week, but after the public reacted so lovingly to it and what it stands for, Fearless Girl finds herself still standing strong after four years of appreciation from the public. You can find Fearless Girl standing firmly right outside the New York Stock Exchange, a business primarily inhabited by men. Fearless Girl stands for all the women who have experienced some sort of hardship when it comes to performing their jobs to the highest potential.

One of the most difficult parts of trying to be actively successful in theatre is the recurring rejection. Rejection is one of the least talked about topics when discussing the industry.

Losing your opportunity to do what you love is an intense feeling. A feeling all of us felt, whether you’re on stage or off.