“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“Colleges have largely retained a virtual option for most auditioning high school seniors, increasing access for folks who don’t have the means or time to travel. But there are still some schools that demand only in-person auditions. On campus. I’m sorry, but who the hell do you think you are?”
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“Rather than respect students’ gender identity, a theatre professor in Utah is going as far as suing his college employer in order not to have to acknowledge they/them pronouns because he is ‘politically and educationally opposed’ to it.”
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