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Year Three Catch Up With Our Executive Director, Lindsay.
It is hard to believe we will be wrapping up our fall semester this weekend, but that also means we get to celebrate all SIX of our...
Lindsay Cummings
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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The Power of Exploring Your Creative Voice Through Poetry
At Downstage Arts, we persevere to provide experiences that align with the specific interests of our students as well as opportunities to...
Kara Leman
Apr 22, 20222 min read
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Audition Series: How to Show Up and Show You
Are you ready to take your audition skills to the next level? Are you ready to feel like a professional performer? We like the way you...
Kara Leman
Mar 24, 20222 min read
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Audition Series: Physical Warm Ups Can Elevate Your Performance
Hello, readers, and welcome to the Downstage Arts blog! We are jumping back into our audition series, which is dedicated to helping...
Kara Leman
Jan 29, 20222 min read
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A Guide to an Artist’s Reflection
This holiday season, Downstage Arts encourages you to take a look at this past year to celebrate your growth as artists and as human...
Kara Leman
Dec 22, 20212 min read
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Showing Gratitude for Your Community This Holiday Season
As the holiday season quickly approaches, we gear up for a time of the year that is meant to be spent with our loved ones. Before long,...
Kara Leman
Nov 22, 20212 min read
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Audition Series: What Do I Do With My Hands?
Greetings, Downstagers! Another week, another audition tip. Let’s get to it. As our students gear up for auditions, we hear the following...
Kara Leman
Nov 8, 20212 min read
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Audition Series: Turning Acting into Action
Hello, Downstagers! It’s week three of our Audition Series, where we share constructive thoughts and helpful tips to help you put your...
Kara Leman
Oct 21, 20212 min read
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Audition Series: Tell A Complete Story
Fall has officially begun, and the Teen Cohort of Downstage Arts is chugging along! We recently began a series of blogs devoted to the...
Kara Leman
Oct 7, 20212 min read
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Audition Series: A Note on Overdone Material
Hello, readers and theatre-makers! The fabulous students of the Downstage Arts Teen Cohort are gearing up for their university theatre...
Kara Leman
Sep 23, 20212 min read
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To BA or not to BA? That is the question.
Hello, readers and theatre-lovers! Downstage Arts has officially launched the 2021-2022 Teen Cohort Program, cue Happy Dance! We are...
Kara Leman
Sep 7, 20212 min read
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Downstage Arts Launches Summer Program and Apprenticeship
Hear, hear, Downstagers! It is with much delight that Downstage Arts will launch a two-week Pre-Professional Musical Theatre Intensive...
Kara Leman
Jun 10, 20211 min read
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DSA Reflects On First Year of Teen Cohort
As we close the curtains on Downstage Arts’s first ever Teen Cohort, we take a moment to reflect on the past year’s work and...
Kara Leman
Jun 3, 20212 min read
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Teen Cohort News and Showcase Details!
Thrilling news, readers! Our Teen Cohort students at Downstage Arts have all determined where they will attend university and which...
Kara Leman
May 11, 20212 min read
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Introducing Tanner Bradshaw, Teen Cohort Teacher
This week, Downstage Arts would like to showcase another one of our sensational Teen Cohort instructors. Please give a round of applause...
Kara Leman
Apr 29, 20213 min read
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Introducing Bella Coelho, Teen Cohort Teacher
Welcome back to the blog, Downstagers! If you’ve been following along, you know our Teen Cohort is a big part of DSA’s existence. We’ve...
Kara Leman
Apr 15, 20213 min read
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Guest: Hannah Kato
Preface: When I was asked to write a piece for Downstage Arts, I thought what I would write would come easily. It didn’t. I hit writer’s...
Hannah Kato
Apr 5, 20212 min read
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DSA’s Teen Cohort Pursues Authenticity
In our last blog post, Downstage Arts revealed what the Teen Cohort has been up to, now that college auditions are finished. Our Teen...
Kara Leman
Mar 18, 20212 min read
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Teen Cohort Showcase
It’s time for an exciting update, Downstagers! Our Teen Cohort is both delighted and relieved to have officially completed college...
Kara Leman
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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The Benefits of School Diversity
Welcome back, friends! If you have missed out on the past few weeks of the Downstage Arts blog, we have been examining the many ways in...
Kara Leman
Feb 19, 20213 min read
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