We all have the power to push through and persevere through trying and busy times in our lives. With just a little effort and motivation, we can do more than we thought was possible.

I don’t know much about the process of creating a new musical, but I imagine the fundamentals are similar to writing a book (only with music). The creator/author writes a draft, edits the draft, edits more, and then goes in search of someone who can help bring their words/music to life.

Last semester as part of Lab, I was the assistant stage manager (as well as the assistant script coordinator) for Ibsen's A Doll's House. But this semester, I took on an even bigger challenge: the task of assistant directing Ahrens and Flaherty's Lucky Stiff.

Burnout: every student’s inevitable nightmare. Somewhere around the middle of the semester where your feelings start to shift. Work starts piling up to heights taller than Mount Everest, the sleep you get never seems to be enough, and just going to class feels like an impossible task. Believe me, we have all been there.

Things have gotten pretty busy in my world recently. In the past month I’ve had midterms for school, tough classes, and on top of those things and homework, I also have a job that takes up time and effort as well. All these tasks can seem overwhelming without using the proper tools.

Humans need other humans. There is no way around it. We need people to share our victories with and grovel in our sadness with. Life is made up of so many different experiences, and all of those experiences are made better when someone you love is by your side.

Overall try to stay open-minded, kind, and grateful. The world of theater has a lot of moving parts, but we're all in this together.

Though we may have different preferences when it comes to the live content we consume, we are all deeply connected by the human desire to gather, engage with, and be a part of something greater, whether that takes place in a theatre or a stadium, in the wings offstage or the service level beneath the court.

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Life is a balancing act - how can we avoid falling off one side or another? This is one of my tools for staying on track and avoiding a collapse in my life as an actor.

'This news makes me both uncontrollably excited and nervous all at once', come read about some of the exciting new ventures I am undertaking with zero experience but a lot of charisma.

I wanted to take the opportunity to tell you, readers, about the show I am performing in this semester. I play Moses, Mollie, Minimus, Pilkington, and others in Animal Farm, adapted by Ian Wooldridge, based on the book by George Orwell, and directed by Rebecca Conaway ’23! This dramatization remains faithful to the book’s plot and intent and retains both its affection for the animals and the insightfulness of its message.

As we learned in my blog, Decisions Are Hard, Boston University School of Theatre BFAers are tasked with declaring their major within the school halfway around through their second semester freshman year. It's been a year since I wrote that blog and officially made my decision to be a BFA Theatre Arts major.

Due to my interest in the performing arts, I started working as a house usher in a Korean theater this year. In this article, I would like to share my experience working as a house usher in a Korean musical theater.

But, I promise, even though it is so easy to dwell on the negatives, there is always joy to be found somewhere. Nothing is permanent.

Hello again, friends! I hope all of you are doing well! Here at UE, we are over halfway through the semester. In the midst of frequent homework, lots of projects, tech weeks, looming finals, and the summer beyond, it can all seem like a lot to handle. I am confident in the knowledge that I am not alone in the feeling of being over inundated with various things, from both my fellow peers at UET and you, readers. So, that said, I wanted to share with you various tips and tricks that have helped me manage my time in my first year of college.

Yesterday I closed my first show of college. Our show, Pippin, meant so much to me, I’m not sure how to begin. 

Being involved in these films has helped me to expand my comfort levels with film acting and to learn more about how the process works. Along with that, the importance of connections is common knowledge. It doesn’t hurt to make connections with other people, especially if your experience working with them on a project was a positive one.

One viral TikTok video (and hours and hours of work) later, my cosplay was ready! Was it an exact copy of Katherine Howard’s costume? Most definitely not, but it was in a style that I was more comfortable wearing.

Even though school can entail a lot of work, there are always ways for you to manage your load and your time. Whether the tricks that I use help, or you have found others that work for you, make sure you take care of yourself. Finding effective ways to balance your lifestyle can help you now, and help even more in the future.

The spring semester has begun. College students will be busy with their work. Sometimes they are busy with their experimental reports, works or college clubs. If you have a lot of things to do like this, it can suddenly become a problem.It's about how to prioritize work and how to solve things. If things pile up more crazy, you could be in a panic. So, what are some easy ways to get things done without panic? Here are some helpful tips.

So spring break has come and gone for the majority of us, and now we're left with the memories of the last week that'll stick with us for years to come.

Someone may not be able to do their part and you may need to step in. That is the joy and horror of live productions. This happened during my last jazz performance, one of our altos couldn’t make it to the concert and I had to learn their part. Here's my guide to making sight reading a little less scary.