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Summer in Seattle
In the summer after my second year, I went to Seattle and worked with Taproot Theatre as a musical theatre teaching intern.
In addition to gaining experience working in the theatre industry, my time at Taproot introduced me to lifelong friends!
My roommate was a fellow Grinnellian in my year pursuing a film internship, and we made art on the daily in our residence and during our travels around Seattle.
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24x7 @ NTI
In the fall of my third year, I studied off-campus at the National Theater Institute (NTI) in Waterford, Connecticut. Although the program is based on the East Coast, we also did a two-week residency in London.
Among all the work we did, we wrote and staged our own original plays and musicals. The included photos are from a staged reading of an original Dungeons & Dragons-themed musical (written by one of my cohort members) and a performance of one of the final pieces we devised.
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Live from New York
Needless to say, we looked forward to our rare trips to New York City to watch shows on and off-Broadway!
Theatre For A New Audience's production of Fefu and Her Friends changed the way I thought theatre could be experienced by an audience.
AND! I got to witness Tom Hiddleston onstage to celebrate my 21st birthday!
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Last Stop in London
After my semester at NTI came to an end, I traveled back to London to spend time with my best friend (and now roommate!) Conner as he finished up his Grinnell-in-London program.
We watched new shows, ate some tasteless British fish and chips, and explored the city some more - including a trip to Hogwarts and visits to the famed Globe Theatre!