“These degrees teach valuable life lessons that can be used in other careers and realms beyond those of theatre.”
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“Going to college for the performing arts can seem all-consuming, but it is not nor should it be treated as such. It is crucial that your training in music, dance, acting, design, etc. be accompanied by a true college experience.”
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“Due to Adrian College leadership’s support of having anti-trans activist, Riley Gaines, as their commencement speaker, we do not recommend applying to this school, as we do not believe it to be a safe place for the LGBTQ+ community.”
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“Theatre students from New Orleans’ Benjamin Franklin High School traveled to Baton Rouge on March 27 to protest several anti-LGBTQ+ bills up for consideration by the Republican-controlled House and Senate.”
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“You’re not the lead; you’re a part of the cast.” Learning how to collaborate with others is a quintessential skill for anyone to have, regardless of where life takes you.
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“Understudying requires you to pay attention to every little thing, and to have a laser focus on all parts of the show and not just those that your character is in.”
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“By all means, go for your dreams, but don’t let this myth of having to find the “dream school” that “feels right” blind you from some schools that might truly fulfill you.”
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“While headshots can certainly make a positive impression, their quality is not the be-all and end-all of audition success.”
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“This wacky and confusing action is being considered at Montclair State University where college president Jonathan Koppell is considering closing the L. Howard Fox theater.”
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“Actors are so super focused on all the things they can control - their audition, their application, their letter of intent, etc. They lose sight of the interview because they believe that they can simply regurgitate what they wrote in their Letter of Intent. Having that mindset is actually hurting them more than helping.”
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“Multiple alumni and former students of UNCSA School of Design and Production have come forward with new allegations against both current and former faculty and staff members. The allegations include sexual harassment and inappropriate touching.”
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“I was recently alerted to some controversy happening with a casting decision at a college theatre program, where a faculty member has been pre-cast in a department production alongside students. There are several compelling reasons why this practice should be avoided.”
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