Project 1000Hires
I was featured by the organization Project 1000Hires in their video series.
The Voices of Inspiration
I can be heard as the second voice of inspiration. I spoke on the importance of letting yourself grieve in business and emotional during the Pandemic.
Oak Brook Park District to kick off 35th annual summer concert series
‘Attendees of each concert will have the opportunity to win tickets to the Drury Lane 2017-2018 theatrical season, which includes performances of “The Gin Game,” “Rock of Ages,” and “42nd Street.”
“When Kristina asked us to sponsor the concert series, we jumped at the opportunity,” said Michelle Higgins, director of marketing at Drury Lane. “Music is the heart of what we do at Drury Lane, and we are excited to support it in our community.”‘
Actors Gymnasium trains circus performers
Emily Chin of the local college newspaper interviewed me in additional to our inaugural class of professional training students about the newly created program.
Local artists, students discuss lesser-known art forms
‘Audience members trickled in and out during the event, but Michelle Higgins stayed the entire time. A resident of Rogers Park, Higgins said she came due to her interest in circus.
“There’s just this explosion of circus in Chicago that I had not the foggiest idea about,” Higgins said.
Higgins likened the event’s sparse attendance to a visual representation of what both art forms are struggling with.’
Learn to Fly
I was interviewed by Northwestern film students for a short documentary about circus and The Actors Gymnasium.
Group Travel Family Interview
While attending the 2017 Group Travel Family event I was given the opportunity to talk about why Drury Lane would be a great choice for groups looking to get a great bang for their travel buck.
Photo Flash: THE GIN GAME Celebrates Opening Night at Drury Lane Theatre
My first Opening Night as Director of Marketing at Drury Lane for the Pulitzer Prize winning “The Gin Game”.
Inside the Actors Gym program for pros
‘Conversation is stippled with moments of “goofball energy,” as staff member Michelle Higgins puts it, as well as discussion of circus acts that the members have seen. A clear commitment to honing their craft based on observation and practice is shared among all the students. Circus is in their blood. One of them, Brendan, casually pulls a juggling club into the air with his foot while chatting.’
Readers of Evanston
A project by the local library to catch readers off the street and get candid photos and stories of why they love to read. I was pleased to have my work day interrupted in December of 2014 to talk about my love of books.
Actors Gymnasium winter show ‘Circuscope’ shrinks circus to microscopic size
Michelle Higgins, marketing and development coordinator at the Actors Gymnasium, partially credits show headliner, Dean Evans, a Chicago clown, with the idea for this year’s theme.
“(Evans) is always part of the creativity that drives these winter circuses,” Higgins said. “He’s been part of it for the last three years.”
For “Circuscope,” a very specific organism became the basis of show.
“This thing called a tardigrade, it’s also known as a ‘waterbear,’” Higgins said. “They’re these really crazy creatures that can exist anywhere, in any environment, even in outer space. (Evans) really wanted to play around with playing a character like that, with all the different environments it could be in, maybe playing around with the idea that, ‘Is that how life came to Earth?’”
Though the premise seems academic, the concept of tiny, colorful, alien-like creatures provides a playground for acrobats and clowns, as well as a chance to further interpret this alien world through imaginative sets and costumes.
Higgins was enthusiastic about not only the visual potential of the theme but about the existential questions it could raise.
“It’s this fascinating world of just microorganisms,” she said. “There’s two main characters … and they’re sort of the clowns to lead you through this universe, exploring and questioning our perspectives as humans about what’s little and what’s big, and the importance of the little and the big in our universe.”
From plastic guns to production company: On the set with CNGM Pictures
“It’s one of those opportunities where you are only hampered by yourself. If you want to learn everything, you can learn everything,” said Higgins,the casting department director. “We have people who will be an extra in one movie and then in the next they’re the assistant director. We’re constantly trying to groom people for higher positions.”
Higgins, 22, said she wants to make CNGM Pictures into a film school in the future. The “show up and experiment until you get it right” system, as Higgins described it, allows people who aren’t familiar with film to learn new skills, such as lighting and camera work, from people who have years of experience.
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