Arianna Day

Day Receives National Recognition
Story by Beth Gardiner

  Summer is a great time to relax with friends and create memories, but can also be a chance to experience amazing opportunities. This summer Arianna Day ('14) was accepted into the Kids from Wisconsin ensemble and the Open Jar Institute in the heart of New York City.
   Kids from Wisconsin is the music ambassadors that performs about fifty shows a summer throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan. Day auditioned in February and later found out that she was given the camp alternate position. Right after school got out, Day headed to a seventeen day camp where she had four hour sessions of singing, dancing, and combined rehearsals, along with extra practices. Day’s job was to learn the show and be prepared if she was needed to replace one of the twenty singers and dancers. Day shared, “I loved how everyone was so supportive. You worked together like a family which was awesome to be around.” Impressed by her time with the Kids from Wisconsin, Day is planning on auditioning again next year. 
   After Kids, Day continued her summer of experiences in July through an institute in New York. The Open Jar Institute is a competitive actor intensive training that one thousand high school students audition for each year. From those auditions, sixty students are chosen. Day had the opportunity to work with people from Broadway, attend acting and singing classes with casting agents and Broadway royalties, and experience life in New York City. Along with the training, Day went to four Broadway productions, showcased her skills, and attended a pent house party on the eightieth floor right by Central Park. 
   Day worked extremely hard to qualify for these opportunities and shared some wisdom she gained. “The biggest thing I was told was you should always try your hardest because the worse thing anyone can say is no.”