Jonathan Bernstein (TPAP) on Creativity & Risk Taking

In this Artist Exploration, Jonathan and Charlie discuss exercising your creativity muscle, bravery, YouTube’s trap of emulation, and The Performing Arts Project (TPAP). Jonathan encourages students to divorce themselves from "shoulds".  See if you can beat Jonathan in Charlie’s rendition of a favorite TPAP game, Jonathan Learnstein If you want to join Charlie and Jonathan this summer, AUDITIONS FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PROJECT ARE HAPPENING NOW! Ignite your curiosity with The Performing Arts Project this coming summer as you train to be the artist that only you can be. Audition now through February for our 2022 summer intensives for students in high school, gap year, college, and beyond. Summer Intensives: BLUEPRINT: Performance Training & College Audition Prep (for students in high school or gap year)   COMPASS: Dance For Movers  (for students in high school or gap year) PANORAMA: Performance Training Through Artistic Exploration (for students in high school (at least 16), gap year, college, and beyond) Click HERE to watch a 36-second YouTube video about The Performing Arts Project. Click HERE to audition live online. Limited spots are available, so sign up today! Or submit your digital audition any day before February 28th. Click HERE to find out how. For more information about Blueprint, Compass, and Panorama, including audition information, visit performingartsproject.com. USE CODE MAPPING TO WAIVE YOUR APPLICATION FEE If you have any questions about the college audition process, feel free to reach out at [email protected]. If you’re interested in working with MTCA for help with your individualized preparation for your College Audition journey, please check us out at mtcollegeauditions.com, or on Instagram or Facebook.  About MTCA:  Musical Theater College Auditions (MTCA) is the leader in coaching acting and musical theater students through the college audition process and beyond with superlative results. MTCA has assembled a roster of expert artist-educators who can guide students artistically, organizationally, strategically, and psychologically through the competitive college audition process. MTCA provides the tools, resources, and expertise along with a vast and strong support system. They train the unique individual, empowering the artist to bring their true, authentic self to their work. MTCA believes that by helping students reveal their potential it allows each school to connect with those who are truly right for their programs, which in turn guides each student toward their best college fit.  About Charlie Murphy:  Charlie is a proud graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s BFA program. As an Actor he has performed with theaters such as: NY Public Theatre’s “Shakespeare in the Park”, The Pearl Theatre Company, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Chautauqua Theatre Company, Kinetic Theatre Company, and the Shakespeare Theatre of DC. With MTCA [Musical Theater College Auditions -- mtca.nyc], he has been helping prospective theatre students through the college process for over 15 years. As a Teacher and Director, he is able to do a few of his favorite things in life: help students to find their authentic selves as artists, and then help them find their best fit for their collegiate journey. Through this podcast, he hopes to continue that work as well as help demystify this intricate process. This episode was produced by Meghan Cordier and Charlie Murphy. Episode theme music is created by Will Reynolds.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices