Tis the season to talk about the return to school after a long Winter Break. I’ve been back at school for almost a week now and have had a little trouble adjusting since I was home for so long. I’m sure a lot of my fellow college students can understand how I feel. Cont.

Theatre is usually designed to be a collaborative art form, but competitions for high-school thespians give us the opportunity to express our suppressed competitive instincts and use the skills we have developed in a “win-or-lose” environment.

Turning 20 is something I’ve been dreading for a while, and have had a lot of panicked, scared feelings about. Seeing “Kimberly Akimbo” on Broadway a few months ago was healing for me.

My best advice would be: listen to your mentor's suggestions, but don't feel like you have to incorporate everything they say into your performance. Never be afraid to say something like 'can we try it this way instead?' Not all your ideas will stick in the end, but they are all worth trying out.

I find my worst bouts of burnout are at the beginning of the semester. When I'm faced with reminders of the sheer amount of work that goes into a semester and have to recommit myself to doing it all again. It's hard. It really feels so daunting.

As a younger performer, I thought the best thing I could do for my growth was get on stage. But in reality, I learned just as many lessons about the theatre industry backstage. My experience behind the scenes taught me things about theatre productions that I would have never learned otherwise!

Truthfully, the never-ending hustle of a theatre student is completely reflective of the industry itself. In contrast, at least athletes are provided an off-season where training alters in intensity and cadence as they partake in maintenance and recovery mode. However, a life without breaks is simply not sustainable.

So far, it’s been pretty good and has honestly already felt like a month already. I’m excited to be back and glad to have started classes, rehearsals, and all that good stuff.

Parents may not be supportive because job stability is so low, so being an actor can be difficult financially. It takes dedication and a lot of perseverance to work in this industry, and this can be a scary pill for protective parents to swallow.

Two weeks before classes begin, my cohort returned to the studio for a two-week intensive to workshop a new musical, You’re A Catch! Why Are You Single? By Sarah Wynen.

The maintenance of honesty and fairness in all educational endeavors is what characterizes academic integrity. Upholding ethical standards involves creating work that genuinely represents my own efforts and ideas.

All humans make mistakes. And that is okay. So if I do mess up or something does fall through the cracks, that is okay. I am going to be more forgiving to myself this year.

Welcome to the first blog of 2024! It’ll be a short one but I’ll tell you everything that I’ve been up to since we last left things off.

Academic integrity means holding yourself accountable for completing assignments and not plagiarizing other people to get work done. However, when the multiple stresses and commitments of college life become too much, it's easy to throw it all out the window. Here are some strategies for keeping academic integrity up and thriving.

I feel the usual pre-performance nerves kick in. I’ve been practicing this one song for weeks. I give myself an internal pep talk, and give the pianist a small nod to communicate that I am ready. Sondheim's words pour out of my mouth as my small 8 year old voice fills the Black Box theater. 

Theater students plan out when they are going to complete their assignments weeks in advance so this disturbs our pre-planned schedule. Something like this can make you want to text up your friends and ask for the answers, or use ChatGPT (open AI) to assist us in our assignment. 

I feel as if we are all running to the finish line that reads “winter break”. Knowing that as a theater major we have work, studying for finals, and even rehearsals can make your brain feel tired just thinking about it. We push ourselves harder during the last few weeks because we know we are almost done, but sometimes you just need a break. How do I overcome the annoying and most of all uncommon feeling of burnout?

Nearly every great performance was preceded by an audition. As an actor, I’ve been through more audition processes than I can count. For many, an audition is one of the scariest parts of the whole process. However, I’ve picked up a few tricks that help me put my best foot forward in every audition.

think by now, everyone knows what plagiarism is, the reasons not to do it, and the consequences of it. Still, many people do it… I'm interested in exploring the reasons that people plagiarize, and what can be done to improve writing skills so that these problems can be avoided.

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. Through this blog post, I have created a guide to help theater intern applicants navigate through this stressful and sometimes scary process.

Whether it be for a school production or community theater, the drama surrounding a cast list can be endless. Most of this drama sprouts from a misunderstanding of what truly goes into casting a show. Many people who are new to the theater world assume that the lead role goes to the “best” performer, however, this couldn’t be more untrue. 

As per New Year tradition, here are some of my resolutions for 2024 and suggestions I have for other college students considering their own resolutions for this year. Out with the old and in with the new!

Anybody who holds a deep, profound passion in theatre, film and music will be familiar with this, these fields are often overlooked and undervalued. However, I argue that these fields are the most fulfilling, these fields show what it means to be a human being by using your gift and talent to uplift everyone even in darker times.

Some people may look at this and be confused but the honest truth is academic integrity is something students, especially college students practice naturally as it has been ingrained in us since the very beginning of our academic journey.

To say this time off has been needed is an understatement. This break has been a rollercoaster ride to say the least, and I wanted to talk a bit about what I’ve been doing to try and breathe, to relax, and to recoup.