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Dear @kymmellen, We love the @theruth! We attend shows as often as we can and feel fortunate to have such high quality productions so close to our campus. A week or so ago a group of us attended #prideandprejudice and the show, along with your sweet director’s note, stayed with us long after the performance ended. Live theater is so beautiful and exciting: no two performances are ever exactly the same. That beauty also exists in people, though our differences aren’t always met with understanding or affection. Your production offered both. You brought warmth to the characters’ particular ways of moving through the world and treated their longing for love and connection with tenderness and respect. For us, that was deeply personal. Many of us know what it feels like to be misunderstood or to have our differences noticed before anything else about us. Seeing characters whose uniqueness was so openly embraced was a welcome reminder that those parts of us are worthy of affection, too. Whether or not you envisioned any particular character as #autistic, we thank you for choosing to represent so warmly those of us who live on the “quirkier” side of life. #RepresentatioMatters. It has the power to change how society sees #neurodivergent people. It challenges stereotypes, normalizes our presence, and helps others see our #humanity. Thank you for bringing such authenticity and heart to Jane Austen’s characters. Your production honored the hopes we carry in our own lives: to be understood, to find connection, and to be loved for exactly who we are. With heartfelt gratitude, Your friends at ScenicView Academy for Young Adults with #Autism
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Hey! You Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, or Hearing? Hello! You know sign (ASL)? You don’t know sign? Well, amazing! Just come on see us! 🎭 “Pride & Prejudice” @theruth in Pleasant Grove! Playwright: @mel_leilani Melissa Leilani Larson Director: @kymmellen Kymberley Mellen Costume Designer: @vanderwielb Brenda Van Der Weil Hair & Makeup Designer: Shannon Hutchins Wig made by: @em_ronnie_ Emilie Ronhaar Filmed by @anna_dalley Anna! 🫶🏻 Happy Deaf Awareness Month! #DeafAwarenessMonth #DeafTheatre #MrsBennet #DeafArtist AccessibleTheatre VD: A Deaf Lady, Anne in her character as Mrs. Bennet; dress is a Regency-styled in color of brown, dark yellow, burnt orange, with light cream shoulder cover; she wore a gorgeous brown wig that’s up in a bun; she also has her rimless glasses on her nose; she signed her message ASL Access for ASL Shows! More information were shared!
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September is Deaf Awareness Month, and I’m celebrating by playing Mrs Bennet—because Deaf artists belong in EVERY role. Come see the show, bring your community, and let’s make theatre more inclusive together. 🎭 “Pride & Prejudice” @theruth in Pleasant Grove! Playwright: @mel_leilani Melissa Leilani Larson Director: @kymmellen Kymberley Mellen Costume Designer: @vanderwielb Brenda Van Der Weil Hair & Makeup Designer: Shannon Hutchins Wig made by: @em_ronnie_ Emilie Ronhaar Filmed by @kyliekartchner Kylie 🫶🏻 #DeafAwarenessMonth #DeafTheatre #MrsBennet #DeafArtist #AccessibleTheatre VD: A Deaf Lady, Anne in her character as Mrs. Bennet; dress is a Regency-styled in color of brown, dark yellow, burnt orange, with light cream shoulder cover; she wore a gorgeous brown wig that’s up in a bun; she also has her rimless glasses on her nose; she signed her message about Deaf Awareness Month and how theater can integrate Deaf/ASL into the play!
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Being Mrs. Bennet is an amazing experience. We perform “Pride & Prejudice” so uniquely! You know ASL? You learn ASL? You don’t know ASL! That’s awesome & that’s okay! Come & see why. The ASL Shows are ASL-Interpreted / ASL-Access for those who are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing who wanted to see the shows (you’d need to call &/or email for these seats). It’s written by amazing playwright Melissa Leilani Larson @mel_leilani & directed by such an amazing & talented @kymmellen Kym Mellen!!! Performed at @theruth The Ruth! PC: @lauribairdphotography
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Life changing. #joy #joycoach #neuroencodingspecialist #actingcoach #themarcusweissexperience
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🎓🎓🎓🎓🎓 “A good education is no load to carry” Thanks for that wisdom Grandma, I know you and Grandpa were somewhere watching on Sunday, I saw two empty seats dead center and like to think you came by to watch. More pictures from this Sunday Thanks @seancritchfieldphotos for these killer shots❤️ As well as Larry Henley! #grad #lasvegas #rebels #graduationoutfit #actor
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🎓I was honored to have been the Graduation Speaker at yesterday’s Graduation ceremony where I received my MFA in Acting Performance! 🎓 I can’t believe my time with UNLV has come to a close. This institution has meant the world to me, and I’ve felt so lucky to find a second home here. UNLV allowed me to flourish in ways I never knew were possible for me. I got to play my dream role of Hedda Gabler, adapted by my dear mentor Kirsten Brandt. I studied in Dublin for a summer which afforded me time with my family- the last time I’d be in Ireland with my grandfather before he passed. I aided in devising international work with critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe. But even more important than any accolade, I met a network of artists I respect and adore. My friends have become my family, and my professors have become an invaluable part of my identity as an artist. It’s so strange to be leaving a place I found such a profound sense of purpose, and I’m sad I won’t be getting to see my friends in the hall everyday- stressed and venting about life or just having a laugh about another crazy situation- but I know the future holds even more for us all, and I’m excited to find out what that is. More pictures to come as I get them back from this magical day, but for now, thank you UNLV for one of the greatest chapters of my life. Thank you for allowing me to realize there’s nothing I can’t do if I put my mind to it. I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE!!
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Twelfth Night Double Feature | Prague, Vienna, Amsterdam, & Bremen | January 1 - 8, 2026 A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Directed by John Blondell & Phillip Parr Twelfth Night: Directed by Alasdair Hunter Lighting Designer & Stage Manager: Eric Sammons Fight Director: Leraldo Anzaldua Verse & Text Coach: Kimberly Mellen Costume Designer: Fawzia M. Istrabadi Sound Designer: Mary Alice DiReinzo Theatres: Na Pradle, Ateliertheater, Mike’s Badhuistheater, Bremer Shakespeare Company Photography: Prague Shakespeare Company & Atliertheatre
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Tix and info: www.theatre.vegas or link in bio This production was made possible by The Nevada Arts Council, The National Endowment for the Arts, and friends and family who participated in our Kickstarter campaign.
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Matinee today at 2 Doors at 1:30 Brunch across the street at 11. First 6 people get a program (we've run out). See you there.
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"The Guardian" is back on tonight at 8PM VEGAS THEATRE CO 1025 S 1st St. Tix and Info: Link in bio
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Only 4 more chances to catch "The Guardian" at Vegas Theatre Company (1025 S. 1st). Tix and info: www.theatre.vegas
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