“Should a theatre critic be a theatre expert who can analyze a production using well-educated theatre theory? Or is a critic a professional audience member who goes to the theatre and gives us a breakdown about whether or not they enjoyed something? “
Read More“‘Tis the season, when Musical Theatre BFA coordinators are meeting with prospective students to field their questions and woo the “chosen ones” into their programs. But there is one question that I have never heard and that every student should be asking:
Will I have the opportunity to understudy and/or swing on a mainstage production, and will you teach me how to do it?”
Read More“Directors will understandably get frustrated when they have to give the same note multiple times and sometimes it is even interpreted as a sign of disrespect. Do you want to be seen as a strong member of the theatre community? Take a note the first time it is given.”
Read More“This history of the word “Master” is problematic on multiple levels. This is not only a racially charged word because of its use during America’s history of slavery, but it is also a sexist term.”
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