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,...

Greetings, Downstagers! Another week, another audition tip. Let’s get to it. As our students gear up for auditions, we hear the following...

Hello, Downstagers! It’s week three of our Audition Series, where we share constructive thoughts and helpful tips to help you put your...

Fall has officially begun, and the Teen Cohort of Downstage Arts is chugging along! We recently began a series of blogs devoted to the...

Hello, readers and theatre-makers! The fabulous students of the Downstage Arts Teen Cohort are gearing up for their university theatre...

Hello, readers and theatre-lovers! Downstage Arts has officially launched the 2021-2022 Teen Cohort Program, cue Happy Dance! We are...

Hear, hear, Downstagers! It is with much delight that Downstage Arts will launch a two-week Pre-Professional Musical Theatre Intensive...

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...

Thrilling news, readers! Our Teen Cohort students at Downstage Arts have all determined where they will attend university and which...

This week, Downstage Arts would like to showcase another one of our sensational Teen Cohort instructors. Please give a round of applause...

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...

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...

In our last blog post, Downstage Arts revealed what the Teen Cohort has been up to, now that college auditions are finished. Our Teen...

It’s time for an exciting update, Downstagers! Our Teen Cohort is both delighted and relieved to have officially completed college...

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...

Here, at Downstage Arts, we collectively persevere to be an agent of change. In order to do that, we must continue to listen deeply and...

When Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was decided in 1954, our nation had hope for racial equality in its public education system....

Last week, our blog discussed why the arts are as equally essential as a school’s main curriculum. We know that the arts foster students'...

Several studies indicate students' academic lives improve when they have access to the arts, whether part of an academic program or an...

Drumroll, please! During the Spring semester this year, Downstage Arts is offering one free class per month in partnership with Chicago...