I have been having a hard time maintaining the proper class/work/training balance in my life recently. What has been helping me manage my time? What hasn’t been helping?

It was really cool to see all these ancient theaters, and all the history of Ancient Rome. We toured the Colosseum, which is technically a theater as well! It’s an elliptical amphitheater in the center of Rome, and it’s the largest standing amphitheater in the world.

The hardest thing I’ve ever had to do as a performer is nothing. Musical theater can be very hard on a performer’s physical and mental health. It is important to find a healthy balance between working and prioritizing your health. This balance has always been difficult for me to find.

'Throughout my life, I’ve struggled with burn out from overworking myself. I set impossible standards, and then become increasingly frustrated when I don’t reach them...My first year of college has been transformative for me in many ways... I’m making huge strides to becoming more organized, and managing my time more effectively.'

Getting things done can be tough, but hopefully this article can make it a little easier. There are a lot of things that make productivity hard, and as someone with ADHD, I've found a few ways to make productivity easier.

I’m still learning how to be more effective in managing my time, but I hope these strategies on staying productive this summer were helpful! They’ve been very helpful for me. I’m definitely going to bring these strategies with me into the new semester.

Keeping up training during the summer is challenging without having a structured work environment. My biggest advice is to make structure for yourself! Find a friend to train with you over the summer…or if you’re like me, and you really like structure, find a summer job like mine that allows you to work in your element all day! 

Here’s a guide to what I’ve learned that helps me keep my life together, even during the busiest of times. Spoiler alert: for the most part, I’ve just gone back to the basics.

Summer is the ideal season for theatre students for many reasons: summer stocks, the sleep we never had time for, and of course, simply having the spare time in general. We have so much time on our hands now (unless you’re like me doing summer stock work) sometimes it may be a struggle finding ways to spend it all. There are plenty of things you can do to stay productive while still enjoying your vacation so you’re more than prepared to reenter a busy school year.

Time management takes practice just like any other skill. Being great at managing time will be a tool that will help you in any walk of life. It will always feel like you are juggling a million things, but the balancing act will get easier over time.

If you read my post last month, you know that my summer plans include working, learning, and creating. But it's been about seven weeks since my summer break started, and I haven’t really done that much. That's when I figured out what's been missing. Deadlines. 

There's a consistent pressure I feel as a young actor to be constantly submitting and putting myself out there. Sometimes you've got to remember you're a person first and take care of you before you can do that.

Growing up, I claimed to be a 'self-taught' dancer, which really just meant I loved dancing, but never found my way into formal training. When it comes to auditions or workshops that involve learning choreography quickly in a group, I suddenly get two left feet and look like I've never stepped foot in a studio before. Now though, at the ripe age of a college senior, I've decided it is the time to change this. 

I have always been an academic and an athletic kind of person but when I was first met with having to balance these two components in my course, and maintaining my personal life, it was like a circus.

When I have a busier-than-normal day ahead of me, I take time the night before to make a game plan and organize my priorities. I start by listing the mandatory responsibilities (aside from class) that are time-sensitive: work, rehearsals, auditions, and/or meetings. Then I write in responsibilities that may not be as urgent.

This past year has made me tough, yet compassionate and a hard worker who knows the value of rest. I recommend that anyone with a dream similar to mine puts in the work to make it happen. The exhaustion and tears are truly worth it, when you’re working towards a dream.

One of the best things about living in Vancouver is the huge number of cultural festivals in the summer. You get to be in Italy one day, and the Philippines the next day. It's that time of the year when you get to experience new cultures and get inspired. Follow my story of how I went to three cultural festivals last June.

I chat with a good friend about her experiences as an up-and-coming playwright!

The best events come from the performances that are just at the right time. When sunsets happen. Sunsets can match the mood of a show or even make the mood. If you are ever lucky to see a show outside, having it placed where the sun goes down is perfect.

While some students are soaking in the sun after a year of hard work, many others are keeping the books open for a summer semester. I myself fall into the latter group and have been hitting my favorite coffee shops to study rather than hitting the beach.

One of my favorite memories over the pandemic was spending Saturday nights in my backyard with my friends. We set up a projector and made our way through the Starkid musicals, and a few years later, I'm still recommending them to other friends. 

Instead of heading straight for “1, 2, 3. Eyes on me,” I decided that we were going to try to be a bit more creative. I was going to remix Jonathan Larson’s “Boho Days.”

A good way to describe method acting is “reality acting.” When going into a role an actor or actress will usually start thinking how their character would think, how they would move, and all their motives.

A BFA in musical theatre is one of the most challenging and demanding majors, with acceptance rates as low as 5 to 9% and an average of 20 students per program. Students must apply to 'safe schools' and 'dream schools' to be considered safe.