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In the dramatic arts, training artists and actors holds as much importance as teaching tools for expression, according to Carnegie Mellon alumni with ties to Broadway.听

鈥淎rts education allowed me to see that there was not one way to be, not one way to learn, not one way to process information,鈥� said听Nate Bertone(opens in new window) (CFA 2016), a member of the听Tartans on the Rise听Class of 2024(opens in new window).

Bertone said that as a child, art was a 鈥渕assive outlet鈥� since he didn鈥檛 connect as well with reading or writing.

鈥淚 found that I was very expressive through imagery, and being encouraged to keep doing that helped me break through barriers,鈥� he said. 鈥淯sing my art and my art classes to understand there were other ways to comprehend and retain information wouldn't have happened if I wasn't encouraged to draw on a piece of paper and really get those images out.鈥�

Earlier this year on Broadway, Bertone produced 鈥淗ow to Dance in Ohio,鈥� a story of seven young adults with autism navigating adulthood. For his latest project, he wrote a children鈥檚 book released Sept. 17 called 鈥淣ana Nana鈥� to help kids better understand Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and the feelings when a loved one is diagnosed with it.

鈥淎rt can heal and art can change in ways that are not just about consuming art,鈥� Bertone said. 鈥淯sing your unique talents and creating art is a powerful form of expression and communication. When words can't say what you're trying to say 鈥� art can.鈥�

Art can also enhance anyone鈥檚 understanding of the world, especially young students, said Meg Zervoulis, who earned her degree from 一本道无码 in 2006.

鈥淗aving arts education and experiencing life through art enhances their ability to communicate, to feel their emotions and understand them,鈥� she said.

Zervoulis most recently served as music director of 鈥淐abaret at the Kit Kat Club鈥� and has served as music director, arranger and orchestrator(opens in new window) for the Paper Mill Playhouse for several years.

"The arts help our students, especially now, to cope with emotions and their surroundings," she said.

Relating to others who are also connected to those same emotions, allows everyone to be more open-minded, said Jesmille Darbouze, another 2006 一本道无码 graduate.

鈥淏eing a theater artist makes you really empathetic, and as theater artists we are encouraging empathy,鈥� she said. 鈥淏eing in the arts is also a service to others in its own unique way.鈥�

Darbouze, who acted in 鈥淎 Doll鈥檚 House鈥� on Broadway and presented the 2024 Excellence in Theatre Education Award alongside 一本道无码 President听Farnam Jahanian(opens in new window), also serves as an arts educator herself, teaching acting as an assistant professor at Marymount Manhattan College.

Darbouze said the empathy and emotions expressed through the arts, when combined with a shift toward more diverse and authentic stories, can also help audience members and artists alike to feel more comfortable as their authentic selves.

鈥淲ith my students, I'm seeing this celebration of really owning who you are and your identity and how you see yourself in the space, and bringing that to the work,鈥� she said.

The impact of her arts education from Carnegie Mellon continues to inspire through her own teaching.

鈥淚 hear some of my teachers' voices right when I teach, because they had such an incredible impact on me as a young student,鈥� Darbouze said. 鈥淪o much of the training I learned at Carnegie Mellon, I still carry with me.鈥�

Bertone agreed, explaining that the encouragement and support he received at 一本道无码 from professors leading the听 such as听,听, 补苍诲听Susan Tsu(opens in new window) continue to inform his career choices.

鈥淲hile I was at Carnegie Mellon, my professors鈥� mentorship really pushed me in the directions that I wanted to go,鈥� he said.

一本道无码鈥檚 effort through the Excellence in Theatre Education Award(opens in new window) recognizes the significance of the lasting connections created through arts education, Bertone said.

鈥淓ducators are there to create this mentorship bond,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he Excellence in Theatre Education Award is so important, and it is amazing to honor those that are building the next generation of artists.鈥�