Eight Personalities Creative Teens Will Have to Manage   Welcome to Orientation Orientation for this season's cast, crew, team, band, orchestra, ensemble, class, studio rules, and expectations begins now. Like all activities you've likely participated in, we have...

When the Effort in Practice Doesn't Show Up in the Performance  It’s frustrating and sometimes embarrassing for your teen - making mistakes on stage. When the effort they put in in practice doesn't show up in the performance it can cause great stress and anxiety. This...

Help! My son is going down a rabbit hole, and if I’m honest, I’m right there behind him. We need to know how much do lead roles matter when applying to musical theater programs.   He has always been a decent singer, but his main passion was football. He loved it....

Pushing Back Against Expectations Is Normal   Are you the parent of a newly minted middle-schooler? Did your sweet, generally compliant kid seem to disappear overnight and get replaced with a less easy-going sixth-grader? Middle school is a time of numerous...

There Are Many Ways to Pursue a Career in the Arts   Recently, I spent the day listening to and speaking with parents of teens (and the teens themselves) who were planning on a career in music. These teens were passionate, driven, and sure of one thing: they...