10 Student Blogs to Check Out This Week - A Glee Analysis, The Queen's Gambit Musical & More!by BWW News Desk - April 2, 2021Our student bloggers write about how they're coping with the current global health crisis, give insight on their school's performing arts programs, share their opinions on the latest theater news, and so much more. An interview with a Broadway producer, a look into choreographing a production in the pandemic, advice to the class of 2021 and more-- read what our bloggers have written about this week! Student Blog: 11 Theatre-Adjacent Movies for Your Next Movie Nightby Student Blogger: Aingea Venuto - April 2, 2021Whether you do it in-person with your 'quarantine bubble', or online using a service like Netflix Party or Discord's video screening feature, here are some theatre movies and pro-shots to add to your Friday night plans. Student Blog: Words of Wisdom to the High School Class of 2021by Student Blogger: Jaclyn Hansen - March 31, 2021There is so much that I wish I could have told my younger self. Things that I have learned in the past few years and that I know about now. Things that would have maybe helped to ease any stress or concerns that were on my mind; things to make me slow down and not take anything for granted. Student Blog: Design School VS. Musical Theatre School in a Pandemicby Student Blogger: Meguire Hennes - March 31, 2021So 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. Student Blog: Pulling From Realityby Student Blogger: Olivia Noel - March 29, 2021This assignment made me so specifically aware of my surroundings. I didn’t realize how much was going on around me. Now if I ever need any help with my acting skills or creating a character that is apparently different than myself, I pull from reality. Student Blog: I Am Not Throwing Away my [Production] Shotby Student Blogger: Kyle Ronkin - March 29, 2021Whenever a camera is in front of me taking pictures of my performance, I can’t help but linger on a pose that I just KNOW will make an amazing photo. Even during rehearsals when we are blocking a scene, I occasionally think to myself “this would make for a great picture.” Student Blog: Penn Playwright: An Interview with Bilal Morsiby Student Blogger: Blake Velick - March 29, 2021Penn student Bilal Morsi believes there is room to expand on public health in playwriting. He mentions that 'RENT focuses on a very specific intersection of society and health that artists haven’t had to confront in the same caliber until the current COVID-19 pandemic. How will the coronavirus story be told? I hope to be a part of that movement.' Student Blog: A Letter to the Stage I Loveby Student Blogger: Breanna Ebisch - March 29, 2021At the end of the day, the moral of the story is that stage in Wallkill's auditorium gave me more than I never realized. And now, when I find myself missing the time I spent performing, I look back with fondness. Student Blog: A Year and Countingby Student Blogger: Breanna Ebisch - March 29, 2021It has been over 365 days since COVID-19 turned our lives and the whole world upside down. 365 days of protecting ourselves and others. 365 days of adjusting to this new version of life that is missing a lot of components we are used to. Student Blog: Dear Class of 2021by Student Blogger: Claire Desenberg - March 29, 2021The best advice I can give you is to listen to your heart (it’s about your heart and no one else’s) and go where it takes you, take risks even if you may fail, and don’t wait around for tomorrow to be the person you want or dream of being. Student Blog: Tune-In to Tumminelliby Student Blogger: Kyle Morales - March 26, 2021Marc Tumminelli, Founder and Director of Broadway Workshop and Artistic Director of Project Broadway, has earned himself a new title as the creator and host of “LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway.' Student Blog: Farewell Fugardby Student Blogger: Caiti Ho - March 26, 2021Unfortunately, The Fugard has been claimed as another casualty of COVID. This loss has impacted our theatre community immensely but now we can only look back on all the fond memories we have shared in that beautiful and historic building. Student Blog: What Does Your Favorite Sondheim Musical Say About You?by Student Blogger: Emily Brooks - March 26, 2021None of Sondheim's innovative works is just like another – so which one in particular you gravitate towards can say a lot. So in good, lighthearted fun, in celebration of a genius’s birthday, I bring you a very unscientific analysis of what your favorite Sondheim musical says about you! Student Blog: Live Theatre Experiences I Missby Student Blogger: Sydni Dichter - March 26, 2021In honor of the recent announcements about NYC’s plan to help live theatre begin again (and getting my first Covid-19 vaccine today!), I have made a list, in no particular order, of some experiences that I cannot wait to experience again when live theatre and in-person theatre school returns! Student Blog: To Write or Not To Writeby Student Blogger: Abigail Dobry - March 25, 2021I love writing, but I must find the happy work for myself, not anyone else. I want to inspire, create, and reimagine the world through my writing while integrating personal joy to make it all worth it. Student Blog: That's What We Missed on 'Glee'by Student Blogger: Alexandra Lang - March 25, 2021Since quarantine began, I’ve seen a lot of older fans revisit the show, as well as some new viewers getting into it for the first time, and my boredom drove me to follow the trend. While I enjoyed the nostalgia of re-watching my favorite moments, it was strange to view the show with adult eyes and realize just how much my perspective and opinions have changed.
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