Come join us this week as we talk to a wonderful gem of a person with a lifetime of experience in being and teaching creativity. Melissa is a theatre professional and teacher who has spent the last three decades dedicated to the arts. In all the big and small ways being a voice for the arts and helping kids find a safe place to discover their voice.
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In this episode, Melissa shares her wisdom and lessons from a life of being creative. On stage as an actor, then as a director and ...
Come join us this week as we talk to a wonderful gem of a person with a lifetime of experience in being and teaching creativity. Melissa is a theatre professional and teacher who has spent the last three decades dedicated to the arts. In all the big and small ways being a voice for the arts and helping kids find a safe place to discover their voice.
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In this episode, Melissa shares her wisdom and lessons from a life of being creative. On stage as an actor, then as a director and teacher. Then ways to help children, hers and others be creative. We get a unique perspective of a brave person working to live her best life
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Melissa Ohlman-Roberge has been a maker for as far back as she can remember. She calls herself a “creative instigator” because for her, the process of creating - especially in collaboration with others - is often far more enriching than the product.
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Melissa grew up in an artistic family. Her father was a writer and self-taught musician. Her mother painted and worked in chalk pastel - primarily portraits she would cull from National Geographic and Life magazines. Her siblings, two sisters, and a brother, are also artists of various sorts - two in the music industry, one, a visual artist.
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Melissa grew up in the small town of Cheshire, Connecticut. She studied visual art, music, and theatre throughout high school. Eventually, she gravitated toward musical theatre and earned her MFA in Directing from Florida State University. She has worked professionally as a director, musical theatre director, performer, mentor, and educator for over 30 years and has created over 100 productions.
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She currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and two of her three daughters. As a family, they have created many productions and much art together, and Melissa wouldn’t have it any other way. Some of her fondest memories involve sitting on the floor and coloring while asking her then-young daughters questions about their day. These simple acts have filled her with the joy, wonder, and curiosity that are the hallmark of her work to this day.
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Connect with Melissa at https://linktr.ee/MORcreates
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