“These four years are the training ground and launching pad for your future. Do your best but enjoy this time to learn and grow in the safety of an educational setting. Don't rush the real world... it will come soon enough.”
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“I think about my college years, which could have been spent learning about the subject I loved since I was 8 years old. I could have gone to my college classes excited about it instead of dreading it. I could have looked back on my college years with wistfulness instead of sadness.”
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“A music professor at one of the country’s most prestigious performing arts colleges is under investigation after allegations of grooming and sexual assault were brought forward by one of his former students.”
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“While some college theatre programs are more rigorous than others, there are definitely tips that can help make the first year both fun and enlightening.”
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“If your college theatre program is one of those out there that does what it can to put on new plays by new playwrights each year, you should be proud.”
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Colleges “breaking you down to build you back up” are the most ridiculous damn things. It’s cruel, and it benefits no one. Students’ passions are turned into weapons against them. They dread going to acting class. And they’re left with permanent insecurity about their performance quality.
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“In an effort to share more quality options, here are five top musical theatre programs that we have rarely, if ever, seen on other ranking lists. Each is incredible in its own way.”
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“From an initial glance, it may be hard to truly distinguish one college program from another. So it’s essential to look for warning signs that one program might not be the best place for you. With that in mind, here are some “red flags” to consider when looking at college theatre programs.”
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“I speak from personal experience when I say there are many different benefits that come with studying theatre, some of which I’ll admit that I didn’t know about myself until I actually went to college.”
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“A discarded form used for on-campus auditions for the BFA Musical Theatre program at Syracuse University is sparking outrage due to its usage of body shaming language and ranking aspiring students’ bodies.”
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A recent job posting seeking a music director for an upcoming college production has caused outrage among the white musician community. The posting encouraged anyone who isn’t a cis-white male to apply for the position, which has caused some to call this “discriminatory.”
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“‘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?”
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