Artist Interviews

Happy Arts in Education Week! This year, we wanted to add to the growing chorus of voices nationwide rising to tell the story of the transformative power of the arts in education. We asked some of our Living History Program Teaching Artists to tell us about a favorite arts moment: When did they first know they wanted to be an artist or an educator? When did they feel they’d chosen the right career? In response, ...

  During rehearsals for Rutherford and Son, director Mechelle Moe (MM) and cast members Jeannie Affelder (JA), Christina Gorman (CG), and Rochelle Therrien (RT) chatted about the play and their responses to it. (MM) Hi everybody! Happy Wednesday afternoon! I’d like for everyone just to say who’s at the table. I’m Mechelle Moe, and I am directing Rutherford and Son.  (CG) I’m Christina Gorman and I play Janet. (RT) I’m Rochelle Therrien and I play Mary. (JA) ...