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In comparison to 2022, 2023 felt like less of an accomplishment. There was no college graduation, no cross-country move, no new job. But, all that said, it was a year of growth nonetheless. On the personal front, I got to attend the Eras Tour (first concert without my parents, which I’ve been told is what truly counts as your first concert—so long claiming High School Musical in Concert as mine!), earned almost 15,000 flight miles traveling between Denver and my friends and family on the East Coast, and celebrated my one-year anniversary in adult ballet. I started teaching creative writing, which has been so incrediblyRead More →

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Olivia is excited to announce that her two ten-minute plays, Carry You Home and The Woman Who Destroyed Camlot, are now available to read and license on the New Play Exchange. According to their website, the “New Play Exchange (NPX) is the world’s largest digital library of scripts by living writers. The NPX, a National New Play Network program, is flipping the script on the ways in which new work is shared and discovered. National New Play Network (NNPN) is an alliance of professional theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays.” Olivia was first introduced toRead More →

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Before Hurt, there was In-Betweener. Craig Selbrede, co-creator of Hurt, initially envisioned In-Betweener as a sci-fi look at who we all want to be. Olivia offered feedback on scripts as Selbrede worked to develop the format. When he decided to shoot the pilot, she stepped in to play “The Void,” a seemingly-helpful figure with an agenda of their own. While the rest of In-Betweener was put on the backburner, Selbrede took some of those same themes and applied them to Hurt, which he co-created with Liam Gilbey. Olivia joined the writers’ room for the second season. The first season is available to watch on YouTubeRead More →

Olivia stands in the Bates College Library and reads her thesis acknowledgements from the bound book.

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2022 was a year of such growth for me. I accomplished many professional and personal goals. As I look to 2023, I want to celebrate this year’s wins in preparation for the journey next year will take me on. Personally, I graduated magna cum laude from Bates College in May. After spending the summer working for The Telling Room in Portland, ME, I drove across the country to Denver to begin teaching middle school theater. Moving out has been quite the learning curve. I started putting all those Pinterest pins to good use and have become a very messy cook and baker. It’s been especiallyRead More →

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Olivia is honored to announce that, at the respondent’s recommendation, her production of Rapture, Blister, Burn was invited to perform a scene in showcase at the 2023 Region 1 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. While unfortunately scheduling conflicts will prohibit the production from performing, Olivia was so excited to be invited. She is unspeakably proud of the work the whole cast and crew put into the show. Thank you to KCACTF for inviting us! KCACTF “honors excellence of overall production and offers student artists individual recognition through awards and scholarships in playwriting, acting, criticism, directing, and design” (KCACTF Region 1 website). The annual regionalRead More →

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Due to an on-campus COVID-19 outbreak affecting members of the cast and creative team, The Robinson Players are cancelling their planned performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Olivia is sad to see it go, but is excited to cheer on her fellow Robs in Matilda, which will run as-planned May 18-19. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. Must have a Bates ID, proof of COVID vaccination (including booster), or a negative COVID test within 48 hours.Read More →

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Olivia will be directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream (edited by Janea Dahl) with the Robinson Players, Bates College’s student-run theater organization. The show will run May 16-17 at the Keigwin Amphitheater. It is part of the club’s longstanding “Stages for All Ages” tradition, designed to bring theater to younger audiences. More information to come.Read More →

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The Robinson Players’ fall mainstage production, The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong, will run December 3-5, 2021 in Bates College’s Schaeffer Theater. The show is directed by Robby Haynos ‘22. Olivia serves as a co-costume coordinator as well as the club’s executive director. Ticket information coming soon. All audience members are required to wear a mask, but actors will NOT be masked onstage. Bates community members must present their Bates ID at the door. All off-campus guests must bring proof of vaccination.Read More →