Through this community I have constantly been pushed by my peers to grow creatively. 

This summer, Ia??m working as a teaching assistant at a virtual theatre summer camp, and working with theater kids during a pandemic has taught me a heck of a lot about life.

But this Freedom Summer that youa??re going to read all about is a new musical written by, now Baldwin Wallace music theatre alumni, based in the events that took place in the summer of 1964.  

Ia??ve found myself looking back and reminiscing on productions past. 

Little did I know that this stranger would turn into an incredibly important mentor and friend

For anyone in the theatre industry, an added stressor of this summera??s health and political chaos has been the complete loss of our industrya??s traditional in-person activity.

The main complaints about bootlegs are 1) ita??s distracting for the performers, 2) ita??s distracting for the audience, and 3) ita??s a form of theft. It is often the last point that holds the most contention from both sides.

In this post, Ia??ll be discussing the top 5 movies I would like to see come to Broadway.

As they say, a?oebehind every great man is a great woman.a?? Enter Eliza, that great woman and the better half of Alexander.

I know eventually, we will all make our way back towards the bright stage lights the echo our name, ita??s only a question of when? The hard truth is that no-one has a definitive answer. 

These shows are important and necessary, but are unfortunately often not performed or are greatly censored in high schools, and even some colleges. 

A few weeks ago, I was facing identity imposter syndrome. This, which I have discovered, can be common among mixed race people, used to happen to me when I was younger but hadna??t resurfaced much since.

Carrie Hope Fletcher, a West End actress with too many superlatives to name, has been going above and beyond in her career for years. While she already has an impressive fanbase, most theatre people who may not know her would benefit from an introduction. 

The technician provides foundations that are necessary to be an actor. 

In times of confinement, some of the only things you can do to make your days different from the next is through music.

Life happens, ita??s not always our fault, sometimes therea??s a pandemic running, and all our plans get twisted. It can put life in perspective and show us whata??s important and what we can live without.

Navigating mental health in the middle of a pandemic is a sentence I never knew I would ever say, let alone try to do.

While it can be exciting to see your favorite films or cult classics preformed on stage, nothing can replace to feeling one gets when walking into a theatre for the first time and seeing a show new to the world of Broadway. 

I had the pleasure of interviewing professor, the legendary Ellen Orenstein, on her professional perspective on educating remotely.

As students prepare for next semester, bountiful questions remain. Will everyone actually return to campus? How can theatre-makers create art while staying safe? Is it worth going back to school, only to return home in a few weeks?

Carleigh was gracious enough to answer some of my burning questions about her experience with Hamilton and her personal theatre journey. 

Todaya??s post will chronicle my fast journey back and forth to school, and all of the emotions I felt, and continue to feel.

I attend a small school, one I went to with the promise of the benefits of a a?oesmall school program!a?? But what does that mean and look like, exactly?

Devised theatre is a collaborative method of theatre-making where a script is created by an ensemble, many times through improvisatory work. 

As of today, it has been four months since I have sat in a theatre and witnessed a live theatre production, four months since I have worked on a live theatre production, and around four months since the last time anyone has stepped on a New York Stage.