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i feel so incredibly blessed to have had the opportunity to do this beautiful show with beautiful artists. to me, this show is a reminder than community, love and care can still persevere in a world of fear, anger and confusion.

@cogrobs for trusting me and leading us fearlessly; thank you to my castmates, the crew and whole @totempoleplayhouse team!!
thank you to the rock 🌎🐟

dir. : Christine O’Grady @cogrobs
music dir. : Jane Best @jane_the_best
stage management: Bethany Sortman, Mickey Acton
associate dir.: Luke Reed @lukedr18
set design: Andrue Morgan
sound design: Kate Wecker
lighting design: Carolyn Wong
costume: Jennifer Flitton Adams
dialect coach + queen: Allegra Ritchie 🫡 @im_nondrowsy

photo creds to Andy Smetzer!

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I am still doing faces and voices for a living! Come From Away always has a special place in my heart. Til next time, Gander.

Come From Away at @totempoleplayhouse
Director/Choreo: @cogrobs
Music Director: @jane_the_best
Stage Manager: @bsort19
Set: Andrue Morgan
Lights: Carolyn Wong
Sound: Kate Weeker
Associate Director: Luke Reed
Assistant Stage Manager: Mickey Acton
Dialect: Allegra Ritchie
Photos: Andy Smetzer

And huge shoutout to the awesome backstage crew!

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june snapshots🔆💐

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predictable poses etc…

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The Sound of Music was the first show I saw on Broadway when I was seven years old. I remember people standing up at the end and asking my parents why. They told me it was called a standing ovation.

When I auditioned for this show last year I was not certain it was the right job for me, but it came at very much the perfect time - after a breakup and the knowing that for countless reasons New York City was not a place than I needed or wanted to be. And the joke has been on me - it has been the perfect job for me.

I have belly laughed so much during the past year – the kind of laughter that literally brings you to your knees and reminds you who you are. I have been gifted travel to places where I have gotten to see incredible natural beauty and visited many loved ones whose homes I had never been able to see before this. I have made lifelong soul friends within this incredibly gifted cast and crew. And it’s a beautiful show! Doing an anti-fascism musical in 2025 and 2026 has been joyful activism.

And yet… there has been a small voice that has gotten to be so very loud – a voice inside of me that knows that THIS is the moment to leap off into something new. But how could I leave a job that I genuinely love? I thought people were only supposed to leave jobs if they didn’t like them.

I have read many books about women following a knowing inside of them, even though that knowing did not make sense to them– and I have always wanted to be one of those women who follows that. A person who trusts the universe so deeply, who knows it has her back. And it has gotten to a point where I can no longer ignore that voice, and I must listen.

The travels and experiences I have planned for myself in the coming months are, I can say without a shadow of a doubt, absolutely extraordinary and life changing. For many reasons, without this show it would have been almost impossible to make those happen. How lucky am I that a musical from my childhood has made so many of my dreams now possible?

To be shepherded off into this new era of my life by THIS show and THIS company has to be one of the greatest privileges of my life so far. I could not be more grateful. So long, Farewell❤️

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The Justin Timberlake Month Dump🌈

1) What the Shirt Says
2 & 3) Bros & Beverages
4-6) Boys in Baltimore
7) Neighborhood Sunset
8 & 9) Street Fair
10-12) Hullabaloo in Harrisburg
13) Sunshine & Sandy (featuring a stupendous cheeseboard)
14) Long Overdue Reunion
15-20) Climbing Chronicles of May

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Today I said farewell to my friends on The Sound of Music National Tour.

This show has been a true home to me on the road, and if it’s coming to you, you deserve the privilege to see the show that they bring to you every night.

This is a collection of only a few of the moments and people that made this journey so special. I am spoiled to be surrounded by the talent and heart these wonderful human beings have.

Enjoy some happy times

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squad 🆙🩷

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tour dump • 11 cities back-to-back, a quick trip to nyc, and some time spent in my old kentucky home before the next leg • much to be thankful for !!

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This amazing human left the hills yesterday, and she is going to be So. Dang. Missed. She is a light. 😢❤️ #brightandhumble @soundofmusicontour @jadeamberlitaker

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7 months in the making and a story has concluded (for now)!

I am endlessly thankful to this group for indulging my maladaptive daydreaming and crazy directing.
The prisoners of Carcer Purgatorium have broken their bonds, and the Dread Warden Kex has been melted in a pool of lava.

I could not have made it through this tour without an outlet and this has been so rewarding. So much love to all of you.

I drew all of these!

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