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Today’s interview is with Danny Halminiak, a professional theatrical technical director who has worked everywhere from multi-million dollar theaters to where he now resides helping youth ignite their passion for theater in high school.

Today’s interview is with fiction writer Katie Vandervalk, the VP of content strategy, entertainment and beauty & style groups at Dotdash Meredith, novelist, and screenwriter.

Today’s interview is with Lowell Thomas, a videographer, photographer, and . As a freelancer, he has been featured in The Root, American Theatre Magazine, Teen Vogue, Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Reader, and more.

Today’s interview is with Karilú Alarcón Forshee, a performer and dancer from Juárez, Mexico. She currently serves as Living Arts’ resident Teaching Artist, and has been teaching in each of our programs for well over a decade.

Today’s interview is with Alec Frey, a senior producer and production director at Obsidian Entertainment. His portfolio includes contributions to a string of celebrated video game titles, such as ”Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire,” ”Tyranny,” ”The Outer Worlds,” and, most recently, his role as the production director for ”Pentiment.”

Today’s interview is with a decade long friend of mine, MC Steffen. MC is a director, writer, and instructor whose expertise in the personal essay has led to a varied career. We’re going to learn about solo performance, the college essay, curiosity, and self employment.