On February 11th, I saw Treasure Island at Texas State University. Treasure Island is a comedic, pirate show written by Jules Ekhert Goodman and Andy Park was the director of Treasure Island. In the show, there were a total of 18 very talented actors who were very good about making each of their characters their own. The show was a fun, action packed show that taught about discrimination, trust, and teamwork.  The show was about a young girl named Jim Hawkins, who was always

I am so proud to say that I started the new year workshopping a new musical with Texas Performing Arts! It was something that I had never done before. I learned new music and dance numbers to this new musical and it was a great experience to learn what it was like trying to have a new musical take off! We mostly learned different dance numbers to showcase however, it wasn’t typical musical theater dancing. In the beginning, the director told us that he wanted to make this mus

The Broadway Musical The Outsiders, National Tour premiered in early November, 2025. This show was absolutely spectacular! The different set designs and the music was extremely well written. The music throughout the show was in all different styles within the musical theater writing style. Some songs were more of a ballad and some were more motivational and action packed. One memorable moment was when the actor playing Ponyboy did a stunt that was absolutely astounding. When

Kimberly Akimbo premiered at the Bass Concert Hall in early October. It was being help by the Texas Performing Arts Association. It was about this girl named Kimberly who had a rare disease that made her age twice as fast as her peers. Throughout the show, she goes on different adventures and makes new friends along the way as she adjusts to her new town in New Jersey. The whole show was about living life and every day like it is your last day here. Throughout the show, the c

I am so excited to continue being the Artistic Director for Jane Doe Theatre Company. We strive to showcase new works and help give more opportunities to student writers, directors, and actors. Last semester, we were able to showcase six new plays written by Texas State Students! We showcase anywhere from 10 minute short plays to full length plays! Some of the new developments we wanted to do was to officially become a student organization with Texas State University with the

Along with performing in Shrek the Musical, I was also doing an internship with ZACH Theater in Austin, TX. I had previously been a counselor for ZACH Summer Camps but this summer I was able to officially become a teaching artist! We went through 3 days of training and through that, I got to know more about the other Interns that I would be working with. During the summer, I wanted to improve on being a counselor from when I had done it last year. I got to share and experienc

This summer, I got to perform as Mama Bear in Shrek the Musical with Broke Thespians Theater Company. It was such a fun experience and I am so glad I got to be a part of it! I had never performed in an outdoor theater before in a park so it was a very new experience for me. It was fun watching the sun go down as we performed and adapting to having an outdoor area. We had to get creative with supplying water, costume changes, and striking the set every night. One of the things

My first year of college, I had a friend recommended joining a theater honor society called Alpha Psi Omega. I decided to go to their interest meeting and was interested in joining. I am so glad that I took the initiative to join. I met so many amazing people that I can now call my close friends! We as an organization did so many fun things like different activities, fundraisers, and even went on a field trip to the Renaissance Fair in our area! During the initiation process,

Guys and Dolls premiered in mid-April at Texas State University. The musical design was very united together. All of the designs helped put together the story of two separate love stories. I loved the different techniques they put with the buildings to make it appear taller and more intimidating. Having a trap door disguised as a sewer lid was very smart in transitioning to a different scene underground. Most of the costume designs were the nightclub dancers. I loved how they

River Bride premiered at Texas State University in early March of 2025. It was written by Marisela Trevino Orta and directed by Robby Sciortino. The show was about two sisters trying to find their true love between 2 men in their lives. One of the sisters, Belmira, is about to get married. They suddenly meet another man named Moises. Helena, the other sister, falls in love with Moises as Moises falls in love with her. However, Duarte, Belmira’s fiance, loves Helena more than

Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy written by William Shakespeare. At Texas State University, it was directed by Kathleen McDowell. I viewed this show Friday, February 7th. This show goes through the emotional episodes of Romeo and Juliet as their forbidden love pulls them closer to each other. They are torn between following family tradition or going after who they love most. In the city of Verona, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet met at a party. They instantly fell in

The Shark is Broken is a comedy written by Ian Sham and Joseph Hixon. The show was directed by David R. Jarrot. It features three actors who play actors that are shooting the movie Jaws. The actors in the show were Jim Lindsay, Will Gibson Douglas, and Bob Beare. The characters are Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Sham. It was shown at the Trinity Street Playhouse in Austin, Texas. The show was about the three actors shooting the movie Jaws. Some of the technical a

Sister Act is a Tony nominated musical based on the 1992 film of the same name.  The musical debuted on London’s West End on June 2, 2009.  Two years later it opened on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre on April 20, 2011.  The stage musical was written by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and music by Alan Menken.  Sister Act follows a lounge singer and rising music star in Las Vegas named Deloris who went into hiding from her boyfriend after she witnessed a