From the audience, theater looks like songs, scenes, costumes, and choreography. Parents see the finished performance and applaud what their child can do onstage. The work that made it possible…
The cast list arrives, and your child goes quiet. Or cries. Or says they are never auditioning again. You may be disappointed, too, especially if you watched them practice, encouraged…
Your child opens the cast list and looks for one particular name: the character they have been talking about for weeks. Their name appears somewhere else. Maybe they have a…
Your child has found an audition song they love. It has a dramatic ending, an impressive high note, and a recording they have played twenty times. There is just one…
The audition notice is open on your phone. Your child is excited about the show, and you are trying to decode phrases such as “prepared selection,” “cold reading,” and “dance…
Your child sings every word of a favorite musical at home, then becomes quiet when someone asks them to perform. They invent elaborate characters with a sibling but hesitate to…
In a more interconnected world than ever, understanding and appreciating the diverse tapestry of cultures is paramount. In all their varied forms, the arts serve as a bridge, connecting different…
In light of Abington School District being awarded the Outstanding Visual Arts Community for 2022-2023 from the Pennsylvania Art Education Association, I thought it would be an ideal time to…