The Truth. Truth is really tough. We’ve been talking a lot recently about what is true, what is a fact and what is not, and how to tell the two apart. Social media increasingly asks us to question ideas about what is “true.” Uncountable ads and endless media images tell us what to think about ourselves, others, the world… the list (and the scrolling) is endless. The antidote? Some healthy subjectivity.

The first quarter of my freshman year at Northwestern went perfectly. I auditioned at generals the first week, and was cast as the lead in one of the biggest musicals on campus. I was accepted into the Musical Theatre Certificate program a few weeks later. I got into my top choice student theatre board, and an awesome performance group. I made tons of friends through all of these extracurriculars, and I already felt like I belonged.

At MCA, we have a hard, tried and true 24-Hour Prescreen rule. We have a 4 step process of what to do when you don’t pass a prescreen and I’d strongly encourage you to adopt this for yourselves. Here are the steps:

Suggestions on ways to stay creative, productive and motivated during a time of uncertainty for musical theatre students of all ages.

The do's and don'ts for the waiting period after college audition season.

Does this inner monologue sound familiar? Stress is one of the biggest components of one’s life. We all experience and feel stress in different ways. However, many times, what we are calling stress is actually other emotions such as fear...

I got into my dream school!!! Ahhh!!!!! I got into my safety school. Meh. If you find yourself in either scenario, congratulations…

We don’t like to talk about it, but we all think about it. Rejection is a big part of life, but almost seems like an even more integral part of the acting business. It’s never easy and it feels extremely personal.