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Hi everybody! Thanks for taking a moment to visit my blog! My name is Hillary and I am the Theatre Enthusiast! I started this blog back in 2016 thanks to some urging from friends and family. I wrote on and off for a little over a year, but then life got in the way and I stopped for a while. I recently decided to re-launch the blog and post regularly again, just like I had originally planned!

I reside in the Washington, DC area in the United States and have lived here all my life. I graduated from the University of Maryland School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies in 2015. Since graduating from college, I work full time as an administrative assistant, and in my spare time I love to perform in local community theatre productions.  When I was studying theatre in college, I was taught that it is just as important as a performer to constantly see shows and learn to be a good audience member. As one of my favorite college professors once told me, "Go see good theatre and go see bad theatre. You'll learn a lot from both."

New York City is my favorite city in the world, so I try to take trips there as often as I can and see as many shows as I can afford! Thanks to the many opportunities theatres offer for discounted tickets, I have been lucky enough to see many shows both in Washington, DC and New York City (full list here)! 

On this blog, you can find reviews of shows I've seen as well as regular blog posts discussing hot topics in the theatre world. I'd love to know what you think of the blog, so feel free to leave a comment on any of my posts and let's start a discussion! I hope to post regularly and I hope you decided to read regularly as well! 

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