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Eli is a University of the Arts alumni. He's currently in Goosebumps at the Walnut Street Theatre. Personally, I'm at a completel loss when i think about getting into the world after graduation, so I asked Eli some questions to learn a little bit more about his path.   When did you graduate from UArts and… Continue reading Life After UArts: a Profile of Elias Rivera

Adam Howard is a University of the Arts alumni. He's currently starring the Arden Theatre's production of Charlotte's Web. Personally, I'm at a complete loss when I think about getting out into the world after graduation, so I asked Adam some questions to learn a little bit more about his path. When did you graduate from… Continue reading Life After UArts: A Profile of Adam Howard

  “I desperately want to grab these adorable, beautifully awkward kids at BroadwayCon belting their hearts out to “Let it Go” and “This is Me,” slip them Kate Bush, Bjork, and David Bowie cds (or physically transmit mp3s/ spotify playlists to their brain???) and be like, “Psst. This is musical theatre too, but better!”  … Continue reading “Contemporary” Musical Theatre? feat. Max Vernon

“I thought: this can only happen if it truly works. I didn’t want to do anything gimmicky or turn it into a women’s role just for the sake of it. I wanted it to say something about a woman in this predicament, as if it had been written for a woman.” -Marianne Elliott, director of… Continue reading A Reason for Revival: the lead of Marianne Elliott’s Company is…A WOMAN????

In the contemporary musical theatre world, revivals are becoming more and more popular. With the marquis looking like a blast from the past, I’m forced to think about the purpose of these revivals. What’s the point of looking backward when looking for inspiration for the future? I think that these revivals fall into a few… Continue reading A Reason for Revival: a look at Marianne Elliott’s revival of Company

Today, I learned that the Tony Award winning revival of Once on This Island is closing in January. Naturally, I was filled with sadness when I heard the news because I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Once on This Island; however, my grief goes much deeper. I was so overcome with artistic inspiration after seeing the show, so… Continue reading A Requiem for Once on This Island

On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin was killed by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. After a long series of trials and protests, Zimmerman was found not guilty of all charges on July 13, 2013. With this monumental and controversial decision, the Black Lives Matter movement was born. What started as a hashtag has now become a… Continue reading Art as Activism: a conversation with Kill Move Paradise actor Anthony Martinez Briggs

One thing I’ve learned from my time at University of the Arts is that art has a power and that artists are powerful. All of the people around which I surround myself are determined to creating art that is meant to change minds and heal souls. If my contemporaries are a small group representative of… Continue reading How Do We Make Our Performances Matter: An Interview with a Deaf Superstar