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The Stagepunch Blog is where we share our thoughts about the future of the performing arts
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The Stagepunch Blog covers topics and themes surrounding auditioning, researching drama schools, and choosing your monologue. We also discuss broader ideas like what inspires us to be artists and what we want the industry to look like moving forward. Our main goal is to guide and inspire the next generation of performing artists.

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Applications

Is It Too Late To Apply for Drama School?

Jonas Kobberdal,  March 24, 2022
Missed an important deadline and now you're wondering "is it too late to apply…
Young Performer Acting with Curiosity
Insight from the inside

Come to Your Senses – Part 3

Mari Lyn Henry,  March 2, 2022
Curiosity is in our DNA, manifested in our imagination, the instinct to find solutions…
Insight from the inside

Come to Your Senses – Part 2

Mari Lyn Henry,  February 17, 2022
Scientists and psychologists have discovered a sixth sense which is also known as the…
Insight from the inside

Come to Your Senses

Mari Lyn Henry,  January 26, 2022
When we are growing up our teachers inform us about the FIVE senses: Vision,…
By students like you

Revisiting the Witches – Part 2

Wesley Hayes,  November 19, 2021
Part 2 of Revisiting the Witches by Wesley Hayes. A blog looking deeper into…
By students like you

Revisiting the Witches

Wesley Hayes,  November 12, 2021
About a year before William Shakespeare’s birth, Queen Elizabeth I passed a law titled…
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Insight from the inside

Becoming an Actor

Mari Lyn Henry,  October 7, 2021
Becoming an Actor – A perspective by Mari Lyn Henry, co-author of 'How To…
Extra Curricular

The New (Ab)Normal

Tim Giles,  September 23, 2021
School is back, baby! You’ve got your binders. Your planner. Your mask! Yes, it’s…
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Education

Lessons Learned at Drama School: US Edition

Gabbie Pisapia,  July 29, 2021
We've interviewed a series of students and recent graduates who attended drama school in…
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Applications

Audition Monologues

Tim Giles,  July 8, 2021
Choosing Your Audition Monologues Choosing audition monologues for your programs of choice is, of…
Applications

Let’s Talk About College Essays

Jonas Kobberdal,  June 24, 2021
Wondering when to start preparing for your College Essays? The answer is now, but…
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Extra Curricular

Don’t Let the Heat Slow You Down

Tim Giles,  June 10, 2021
Summer is here! And while you should definitely use some of it to relax,…
Extra Curricular

Theatre Outside the Classroom: UK Edition

Izzy Parriss,  May 27, 2021
Are you looking for a way to engage with theatre alongside your academic degree…
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Education

To BFA or not to BFA?

Tim Giles,  May 13, 2021
To BFA or not to BFA? Should you commit to highly specified training at…
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Education

Lessons Learned at Drama School: UK Edition

Izzy Parriss,  April 29, 2021
Drama School in the UK is a vibrant and exciting place that is sometimes…
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