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Olivia is excited to announce that she will be joining the writing team for season two of the mental health dramedy “Hurt,” created by Craig Selbrede and Liam Gilbey. She is currently set to write two of the forthcoming eight episodes. According to ACC Publishing Ink, “‘Hurt’ follows Stone Scriven as he plans for his own death… at least until he meets Fin Snell, another young man struggling with the weight of the world. Together, they will help each other learn to live.” The first season, set to premiere its first half in November 2022, has already received numerous accolades. This includes winning Best Pilot/WebseriesRead More →

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Olivia is so excited to once again be featured in Snaggletooth, Bates College’s literary magazine. Her short piece was spawned at The Telling Room in Portland, ME, so it once again feels only right that it wind up in a Maine-based publication. She would like to thank the editorial team for welcoming her back (this time as an alum) and Najá Crockett for his beautiful accompanying artwork, “Car Crash in Primaries” (seen above). You can enjoy the issue here.Read More →

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Olivia is pleased to announce that her short story “Petersfield” is now published in the sixth issue of Snaggletooth, Bates College’s literary magazine. She would like to thank the editorial team for their support. It’s been a dream of hers to be published in these pages since her first-year, and she’s so excited that this piece, so deeply rooted in Maine, is able to find its home here.Read 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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Olivia is pleased to announce that her first short story, “The Snow Globe,” has been published in the tenth issue of Miniskirt Magazine. She would like to thank the editorial team for their support of her story, as well as her Advanced Fiction Workshop for all their insights, her roommate for being a wonderful reader, and LinkedIn, Kelsea Ballerini, and Taylor Swift for providing the inspiration. You can read the story–and those by the other lovely contributors of Issue 10–here.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 →