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Interviews for BroadwayWorld
Click on the photos to access the interviews Ivan Ortega and Gabriella Ramirez with Miscast Theatre Company Jenny Lavery of San Pedro...
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Mar 25, 20241 min read


My Neighbor Worked for NASA!
We live in a relatively new neighborhood. In fact, when we moved into our house, we were one of the only houses on the block. Most of the...
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Aug 28, 20237 min read


Coach Travia
I’m pretty sure that for a theatre person, the correct answer to, “what is your favorite movie?” should be some deep masterpiece that the...
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Jul 31, 20238 min read


Bassoon Besties Bustin' a Move
My high school band only had one bassoon player. Me. In fact, I’ve only met a few other bassoon players in my life. We are a rare breed....
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Jul 5, 20236 min read


A Letter to my Sister
Dana, When I started this blog and said that the things most dear to me have existed in the crevices of my life, I thought I was mostly...
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Jun 26, 20237 min read


Some Truth from The Originals
Shree The Hellscape He was there. She just knew it. He promised he was done with those people. With the drugs. But he was back at that...
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Jun 13, 20239 min read


A Little Sunshine!
Joy. Passion. Energy. Visionary. Gratitude. Humble. Illogical. These are some words I wrote down as I conducted my first-ever interview...
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Jun 5, 20237 min read
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