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Currently in Rehearsal: The Sugar Syndrome

Currently preparing for a stage reading of Lucy Prebble’s The Sugar Syndrome at the Vangeline Theater Butoh Institute. This upcoming reading offers an opportunity to explore Prebble’s compelling dramatic work through performance, character development, and collaborative rehearsal.

From Page to Performance

The project is currently in preparation, with rehearsals focusing on character interpretation, dramatic pacing, and bringing the play’s complex themes to life through live performance.

Rosepulse Rewind dance compilation and working title.

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Inside Cinematic & Velvet Interludes

I think as with the passing months and year, I began to work in editing much of my actual product, and that this included using edits, and also, reels, from my overall taking up dance, as a hobby, and then also, inserting media, and creating a secondary series to go with the primary one, called Rosepulse Rewind: A Companion to the Child Is Gone Podcast Series.

I would say I accumulated over so many videos, that I began to try to edit them down, and use, as much, working videos, as I could, and that, I think that as a collection The Making of Cinematic & Velvet Interludes comes with great dance takes, and an extended, behind the scenes look, into my creative process in creating this new podcast series altogether, starting from scratch back since 2024. And also I would say even, with thinking my own interpretation of this art form, had been, where, I’d think I tried to think of cinema, film, and the dramatic layers that I thought I could add to it.

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The Discipline of Preparation: Becoming an Understudy

As I continue to develop my craft as an actor, I have always found it helpful to practice and recite monologues from a variety of plays and screenplays. In the past, I regularly worked with pieces such as Becky Shaw by playwright  Gina Gionfriddo. and William Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona. I found that carefully memorizing each line allowed me to develop a deeper understanding of the dialogue and the characters behind the words. Through this practice, I learned to interpret each monologue with greater emotional depth while delivering the dialogue as clearly, naturally, and dramatically as possible.v

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Being inspired by music, Fiona Apple, and the art of songwriting — and creating Continuing the Journey of the Child Is Gone Podcast Series

I would say that discovering my own talents and interests felt like uncovering a secret world of my own — a hidden passion as absorbing and intoxicating as reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt. In creating my second podcast, episode Continuing the Journey of the Child Is Gone Podcast Series I was able to explore a range of compelling themes and engage with ideas that felt both unfamiliar and deeply personal.

I think I had, talked a great deal about the kind of world that an author creates, and also derives, from both imaginative, and real, life circumstances. I think it was delving into many ideas, ones that included feeling a connection to the characters, including Richard Papen: The narrator. A transfer student from California of modest means who fabricates his background to fit in with the group. and that, this seemed, most emblematic of my own life.

The episode 16 of Continuing the Journey of the Child Is Gone Podcast Series I talk about the became a space where I could expand upon literary and philosophical questions through the voices of different authors and genres. Works such as Infinite Jest and The Secret History served as creative touchstones, shaping conversations about obsession, isolation, identity, and the complexities of the human condition.

With each segment, I found myself delving further into the tension between the unknown and the deeply intimate — exploring psychological landscapes, existential questions, and the hidden spaces within human experience. The process felt less like producing a podcast and more like entering an ongoing dialogue with literature, art, and the mysteries that exist beneath everyday life

Mental Health and the Burden of Constant Overthinking

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I think the biggest thing I learned came from looking at everything—from online magazines to photography, especially content geared toward more adult audiences. What stood out to me was the way certain ideas and visual concepts are intentionally framed to make people believe that the keywords they searched for would lead them to a specific emotional or psychological result they were already hoping to find.

In the process, I came across a vast range of imagery centered on exhaustion, stress, burnout, and the pressure of trying to meet deadlines at the very last minute. Over time, those themes began to feel less like isolated creative concepts and more like reflections of a broader cultural mindset—one shaped by anxiety, overstimulation, and the constant demand to keep up.

to listening to countless podcasts myself. I never imagined I would try to create a mental health podcast this year, but through that process, I began to recognize how much I could evaluate my own ability to speak about difficult and emotionally complex subjects.

I also realized that many of the topics I’m drawn to are serious and deeply layered. In terms of personality, if I were to place myself within the Big Five traits, I’d probably say I lean more toward neuroticism than anything else. That tendency has made me especially reflective, emotionally aware, and attentive to the weight of certain conversations.

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