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Theatre Producers of Color - 2023 Cohort. I’m thrilled to announce that I was selected to be part of the Producing 101 2023 Cohort under Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC). They had their biggest number of applications this year (around 300) and I am so excited to join 24 other producers in their Class of 2023.
April 2023
2026 has birthed a new chapter with new allies, and I am excited to see this legacy through with my most trusted friends and collaborators.
June 2026
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Theatre Producers of Color - 2023 Cohort. I’m thrilled to announce that I was selected to be part of the Producing 101 2023 Cohort under Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC). They had their biggest number of applications this year (around 300) and I am so excited to join 24 other producers in their Class of 2023.
April 2023
Read MoreI posted this on my Facebook timeline on Sunday, May 22 (PH Standard Time), and I thought it deserved a place in my blog, so here goes:When I flew back home in
May 2022
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Here we go, life. I had been looking to expand my cooking repertoire for some time now and wasn't sure where to look. Fortunately, I came across a book title
October 2019
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I apologize for not having updated my blog in so long. So much life has happened while I was in San Diego and I had to prioritize a number of things over my
September 2019
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Blown Away While it is true that I had been very busy these past few weeks (but not as crazy rigorous busy as when I was still at Juilliard) - I did have a
July 2019
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This will be quick: I've officially announced on my Facebook and Website that I am doing a play at The Old Globe this summer! I flew in from New York to San
July 2019
Read MoreThis might be what retirement looks like... I've been on a staycation since the beginning of June because my OPT/EAD Work Card was only approved on Friday,
June 2019
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MFA Training COMPLETED Can you believe it? I graduated from Juilliard. I can't even believe I can put those words together. I. GRADUATED. FROM. JUILLIARD. I
June 2019
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Los Angeles Actor Presentations I was in Los Angeles for the first time between April 20-May 1 for the annual Actor Presentations featuring the graduating
May 2019
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Developments, developments I finally moved into a new apartment last March 31, 2019. This is the fourth apartment I've lived in New York City within the span
April 2019
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Happy New Year! I didn't feel like getting into the "New Year round up" trend that most people seemed to have done on Facebook and Instagram. I opted to
January 2019
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MY CUP IS FULL I've never felt overwhelmed with good things. This is all new to me. We wrapped up an incredible, incredible run of Into the Woods on Monday,
December 2018
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We Finished Blocking Into the Woods! This past week was a marker for our production because we finished blocking the entire show last Friday! We were able to
November 2018
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Busy, busy, busy I'm gonna steal a technique of a friend of mine wherein he sets a timer for 10 minutes and writes. Here goes... I've been so busy this week,
November 2018
Read MoreInto the Woods! We start Into the Woods rehearsals tomorrow! This will be a short blog post because I'm very busy but I don't want three weeks to go without a
October 2018
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"Agos, for narrator and chamber ensemble" The world-premiere of Josefino Chino Toledo's Agos (Flow), concluded last Tuesday, October 2, 2018 and I was very
September 2018
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Fourth Year Is Great So Far I'm having more free time than I am used to and sometimes I don't know what to do with myself. This is something I anticipated
September 2018
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BEEN CAUGHT UP I'm sorry I hadn't posted in more than a month! I had been caught up with several "life" stuff, which included renewing my passport at the
September 2018
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"Prinsesa" Mode One of the things that I was looking forward to in visiting home was in allowing myself to "regress" into a somewhat child-like state where I
July 2018
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Metro Manila Musings I’ve been in Manila for a “vacation” for nearly a week now and it has already made an impact on my internal makeup. I’ve spent most of
July 2018
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New Apartment! I am so happy to announce that I've finally moved into a new apartment last June 30, 2018. I have been itching to move into a new and bigger
July 2018
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Spring Hey hey hey! I haven't posted in weeks. Been in a lot of major transitional life stuff. For one thing, I'm moving into a new apartment by the end of the
June 2018
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A YEAR IN REVIEW: THIRD YEAR AT JUILLIARD DRAMA I understand I haven't posted anything in six weeks, I've been pre-occupied with life stuff and Romeo & Juliet.
May 2018
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We've Finished Blocking! Can you imagine? We've finished blocking Romeo and Juliet and we have more than a month to go before opening! This has never happened
April 2018
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Spring Break, Final Callback Weekend, Shakespeare, My Birthday! I have a lot of catching up to do! I had a lovely spring break last February 26-March 11. I
March 2018
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I promised Cabaret Photos From Feb. 5-11, our group (Group 48) was busy singing (and some of us dancing) our hearts out at our annual Cabaret show. The Cabaret
March 2018
Read MoreSPRING SEMESTER! It is hardly spring in New York City (it was about 18F this weekend) but it's been a good winter for me so far as compared to my first two
February 2018
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First New Year's Eve Alone I spent my first New Year's Eve alone this crossover into 2018. I was very lucky to have my 3-bedroom apartment on my own (my
January 2018
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Queens Boulevard(and making it through the end of the semester) The Cast of Chuck Mee's "Queens Boulevard" with Director Jesse Perez and Assistant Director
December 2017
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THANKSGIVING AND THE WEEK AFTER I had a weird Thanksgiving break. For some reason, I wasn't able to get the rest and the time I needed for myself even though
December 2017
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BEEN SO BUSY I have exceeded my quota in terms of length of time in between posts. I do my best to post at least once every three weeks maximum but for the
November 2017
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TOP GIRLS by Caryl Churchill Photo from Tracie Lane Working on "Top Girls" by Caryl Churchill has been one of the most rewarding projects I've embarked on my
October 2017
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JUILLIARD DRAMA 50TH ANNIVERSARY "The Readiness is All" #JuilliardDrama50 On the weekend of October 7-8, The Juilliard Drama Division celebrated its 50th
October 2017
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A Year of Reclaiming Truthfully I have set aside or put on hold several aspects of my life and my self during the first two years of my training. Mainly
September 2017
Read MoreRituals and Beginnings The path of growth is not a straight line! There are many things that I hope for myself this year. In the welcome emails that we've been
September 2017
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Last Three Weeks of Summer! School begins next week! Can you imagine? Well, perhaps I can. I made sure I savored every single moment of free time this summer
September 2017
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Developments From Home I've been struck by a handful of developments from the Philippines which I've been following online from New York City. The biggest one
August 2017
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Dorset, Vermont! I had the greatest time shooting Silver Farm - a short film that incoming senior Juilliard actor and actress Scout James and Manon Gage
August 2017
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I MISS YOU MANILA I've been looking forward to visiting home and giving myself a real break. Even though the school year ended in mid-May I have kept myself
July 2017
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ROOMMATE SEARCH I've spent the last two and a half weeks finding a roommate that could move-in with us as soon as our current lease gets renewed on July 1,
June 2017
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Summer is here! I'm very happy to finally welcome the summer after a good long fight in my second year of training. I'm having much needed time to myself to
May 2017
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end of second year! I cannot tell you how happy I am to see this school year through to its end. Many current Juilliard Drama students have called second year
May 2017
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Three Sisters! "Three Sisters" by Anton Chekhov is obviously my favorite Studio Project ever, with Irina Sergeyevna Prozorov my favorite role in my Juilliard
May 2017
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Holy Week This is my second Holy Week away from the Philippines. It's very weird to be in a place where things proceed as they always do and the city and the
April 2017
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Three Sisters, Taxes, Life It's getting a little better. And by that I mean I have already mailed my tax forms to the Internal Revenue Office and the State
April 2017
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Back to school and Birthday Week My first two weeks of school right after Spring Break were a whirlwind (and it still is, to some degree). There were a lot of
March 2017
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Spring Break! I posted a blog under Juilliard Admissions about what I've been doing during the first week of my Spring Break. You can read it here. Almost
March 2017
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"We have only to open up, to discover what is already there." - Henry Miller Roller Coaster The last two weeks of classes before Spring Break were relatively
February 2017
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So long! I haven't posted in three weeks! I've been "preoccupied" with giving myself more "me" time lately, as it was (and still is) much needed. Juilliard
February 2017
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First Two Weeks of the Second (Spring) Semester! How to move from student to ARTIST? This question has been on my mind recently as I contemplate being in
January 2017
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Mother Courage and Her Children Not all great experiences need to be joyful. I am deep into rehearsals for Mother Courage and Her Children and while it is
January 2017
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Winter Break Ruminations One of the things that stood out for me towards the end of this break was the idea of "building a new family." I feel like the 2016
January 2017
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New Jersey: "I deserve this. I deserve this." Most of my reviews this quarter were mostly about teachers telling me that I'm working too hard or overworking in
December 2016
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2016: Fuck you and Thank you I'm gonna steal something I got from the wall of my best friend: "I learned all things come in two's. Life and death. Pain and
December 2016
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Wrapping up the First Semester of Second Year! Group 48 in Point-of-view class I have turned into a working bee this first semester of second year. What I
December 2016
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Shakespeare Week: Julius Caesar The past two weeks after the brief Thanksgiving break has been all about preparing for the "showings" of Hamlet and Julius
December 2016
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Into the Woods Tech Week Taken with permission from the Wig Department We started to tech Into the Woods last week and we've just begun our first two dress
December 2016
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Thanksgiving 2016 Can you find the lechon? I spent my second Thanksgiving in America in New Jersey this year. I enjoy being with my relatives in New Jersey.
November 2016
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Once In A Lifetime by Moss Hart and George Kaufman Our first Studio Project for second year concluded last October 19 and 20, 2016 in one of the classrooms of
October 2016
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What's going on Last Tuesday (October 11) we had a fantastic community meeting with Priscilla Lopez as our guest speaker. Priscilla Lopez was in the original
October 2016
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New Job: Juilliard Admissions Blogger! I'm quite happy with this new thing I'm doing outside the craft of acting. My writing "practice" has expanded from
September 2016
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What a week This has been a difficult week for our community given the results of the 2016 US Elections. I am not comfortable sharing my thoughts and
September 2016
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Second year! Year 2, You! :) This has been a FULL week. The faculty are no longer treating us like babies. We came in with scenes memorized, rehearsed and
September 2016
Read MoreThis has been a particularly challenging week due to my apartment problems. I've been juggling that with school work beginning to pile on even before classes
September 2016
Read MoreLast weeks of Summer 2016 in New York City I have not been able to post an entry for nearly 3 weeks because I have been dealing with medical nuisances and
September 2016
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It would be a shame if, after everything a woman has done, she would be measured by how she looked while doing them, rather than having done the deeds
August 2016
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"What you are will show, ultimately. Start now, every day, becoming, in your actions, your regular actions, what you would like to become in the bigger scheme
August 2016
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James Houghton: The "Samurai Spirit" of Signature Theater c/o The New York Times Not many people in the world have had the experience of being transformed by a
August 2016
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On Domesticity I've always had a negative bias towards "domesticity." To me, domesticity was for people who settled too early. I've always had a preference for
July 2016
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It astounds me that I've only had 6 weeks of summer in New York City so far (I've spent 3 in the Philippines). It has been one life event after another within
July 2016
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Bundok, Dagat, Talon, Pamilya, Kaibigan At the summit of Mt. Pico de Loro. Photo by Gio Gahol When the apartment-hunting process worked out and I was finally
July 2016
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"Come, thou shalt go home, and we'll have flesh for holidays, fish for fasting-days, and moreo'er, puddings and flapjacks, and thou shalt be
June 2016
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Apartment Adventures It's the last week before I visit the Philippines for my brother's college graduation and so most of this week was spent running errands
June 2016
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First Apartment in New York City! The first four weeks of my first legit summer in New York City have been a transition. I was living in the apartment of two
June 2016
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Give Me My Summer vacation I'd run into a couple of annoying things that I didn't want to do but had to in the past week. My idea of a "vacation" or a "break"
June 2016
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LA MAGNANI I have been introduced to Anna Magnani by one of my voice and speech teachers during my first "Quarterly Reviews." I was encouraged to watch Anna
June 2016
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What's new All students living in the Juilliard Residence Hall were required to move out last May 14, 2016. Since finding a room or an apartment in New York
May 2016
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Wrapping up First Year! Production Exposure: Recording Department The week after Pecong closed, me and two actors from Group 48 were assigned to the Juilliard
May 2016
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Juilliard Gala 2016: A Midsummer Night's Dream With Phillipa Soo (Hamilton, Drama Group 41) Participating in the Juilliard Gala was one of the coolest
May 2016
Read MoreHighlights 1. Public Act of PoetryLast Tuesday (April 12), we had to do a Public Act of Poetry during Poetry class. All 10 of us MFA first year Drama Students
April 2016
Read MoreI am at my most calm thus far this school year, which is a relief. I've been so accustomed to worry and drama in my previous life that even though I find this
April 2016
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End of Spring Break Highlights from the last week of Spring Break 2016: The Woodsman Play, Julie Delpy Talk, Jeepney (Filipino GastroPub) The Woodsman Play
March 2016
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School of Rock at The Winter Garden Theater Henry Butler and the Hot 9/Christian McBride Band Vigee Le Brun: "Woman Artist in Revolutionary France" The Met!
March 2016
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MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN The cast and stage management team of Mother Courage and Her Children! So we finally wrapped up our production of Mother
March 2016
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Blue Window The Cast of Blue Window with Director Adrienne Williams. Photo courtesy of Juliette Kenn de Balinthazy We just wrapped up our first contemporary
February 2016
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For the past two weeks I've been finding ways on how I can better care for myself amidst school work and the entire process of being "in transition."There's
February 2016
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I haven't written anything for two weeks because it has been difficult for me to ride the flow again emotionally. There were more random fits of crying than
January 2016
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The Cabin The view from the dining area The Cabin The living room and the fireplace There is a place that one must go to to find silence, or just to get away
January 2016
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I've been giving myself permission to stay longer in bed than usual and savor the freedom of getting more sleep. I've also given myself the gift of turning off
January 2016
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1. Dance PieceLast Wednesday (December 16) we were tasked to share a 2-4min Solo Dance Piece for Movement class. I'm at a point in my life where I am realizing
December 2015
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1. Quarterly Reviews (December 7, Monday)Last December 7 (Monday), we had our first Quarterly Reviews. Quarterly Reviews is an opportunity for Drama Faculty
December 2015
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I love going to places I've never been and I love it even more when I can go out with great company. We had a long weekend so I really took advantage of it.
December 2015
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1. Carnegie Hall two nights in a row! I was lucky enough to be in Carnegie Hall for two nights in a row! The first one was last Tuesday evening (November 24)
December 2015
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Henry IV at St. Ann's Warehouse On Saturday afternoon, November 21 we went to see an All-Female cast of William Shakespeare's Henry IV at St. Ann's Warehouse
November 2015
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"And at that moment I realized that those changes, with all their agony, awkwardness, and confusion, were the defining fact of my life, and for the first time
November 2015
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First Year Discovery Project:Pericles, Prince of Tyre "Your present kindness makes my past miseries sports" 1. Pericles, Prince of Tyre (October 28/29)We
November 2015
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We're nearing the end of October and we're all busy preparing for Pericles this coming October 28 and 29. While we've still kept up with our classes and
October 2015
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1. MOMA field trip last Monday October 5Group 48 and Rene Houtrides (our teacher in Point-of-View class) walked to MoMa (Museum of Modern Art) along 53rd
October 2015
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1. Laura LinneyLaura Linney went to Juilliard last Tuesday (September 29) afternoon during the Community Meeting of all Drama Students. She shared her
October 2015
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First Day of Autumn: September 21, 2015. It is starting to get chilly and I began wearing thicker sweaters to class. 1. New Juilliard EnsembleLast Monday,
October 2015
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All Drama Division classes begin at 9:00AM Monday through Friday. The classes end between 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Rehearsals begin between 6:00 PM and 7:30PM and end
September 2015
Read MoreWe are the music makersAnd we are the dreamers of dreams,Wandering by lone sea-breakers,And sitting by desolate streams;World-losers and world-forsakers,On
September 2015
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#JuilliardJourney2015 First times: 1. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" and "John"Last September 6 (Sunday), the Drama Division gave us
September 2015
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#JuilliardJourney2015 Residence Hall Move-in was last Friday (August 28) and Orientation began the day after. I haven’t had time to write a blog entry because
September 2015
Read MoreI lent a friend a copy of a script I have. I got it back and found this poem at the back of the scratch paper she used to put my name on. Since it was indeed,
September 2015
Read MoreOne fine Monday morning in the month of May (May 25, 2015 to be exact), I launched an online crowd-funding campaign called "GoFundRegina" on IndieGogo Life to
August 2015
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