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Thursday, November 15, 2012

TheaterMania U: 5 Ways to Survive Hell Week by Amanda Charney

Hello, folks! I hope you've been getting more rest lately than I have. I'm still pledging Delta Kappa Alpha, my school's coed, pre-professional cinema fraternity (see my article on networkin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:25PM
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

TheaterMania U: Typecasting and Your Acting Career by Amanda Charney

"Typecast [verb]: to assign (an actor or actress) repeatedly to the same type of role, as a result of the appropriateness of their appearance or previous success in such roles."Especially in…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:51PM
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

TheaterMania U: 5 Things Actors Do that Make Audiences Uncomfortable by Amanda Charney

1. Profanity/slurs Although profanity has become a lot more widespread in mainstream theater, there are still those who feel uncomfortable hearing "bad" words used on stage. I can understand…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

TheaterMania U: Turning an Idea Into a Broadway Success by Amanda Charney

If you watched the Tony Awards this year, you know what a stir the play Peter and the Starcatcher caused on Broadway. I remember hearing it mentioned in the weeks leading up to the show, and…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00AM
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

TheaterMania U: Balancing the Budget on a Student Production by Amanda Charney

"Money makes the world go around, the world go around, the world go around. Money makes the world go around, that clinking clanking sound!" – Cabaret (Kander and Ebb)As a student of theate…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:44PM
Tuesday, October 2, 2012

TheaterMania U: What IS Networking, Anyways? (and 5 Tips for How to Do It Well) by Amanda Charney

For me, this has been a week of madness. "More madness than usual, you mean?" you might say. Yes indeed. You see, I looked at my schedule, subconsciously panicked over my excess of free time…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

TheaterMania U: Roma al final de la vía: an International Theater Experience by Amanda Charney

Little did I know that there was a theater just down the street from USC that would provide me with an international experience that is universal enough to touch anyone who sees it. 24th Str…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

TheaterMania U: The Costs and Benefits of a College Degree by Amanda Charney

When you're up at 3:00am on your laptop in the library, slaving away at a paper on the Italian Renaissance, do you ever look up and suddenly think, "I'm a theater major. What am I DOING?"Bel…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:04PM
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

TheaterMania U: Top 4 (Productive) Ways to Spend Your Summer by Amanda Charney

If you've answered it once, you've answered it a thousand times: "Hey! How are you! How was your summer?!" This is pretty much how conversations open for the first two weeks of classes. For …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:25AM

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre