Maria is a first year B.F.A lighting design student at Mason Gross School of the Arts. She started doing theater when she moved to Florida, and has fallen in love with it ever since. Her love for theater stems from its prescence, becoming a craft and a conversation. She believes theater is an evolving dialogue between artists, audiences, and times, creating a unique shared experience and fostering a community. She hopes she can encourage more people to support theater, and further view it as a conversation and a performance, creating a larger theater community.
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March 30, 2026
March madness for some means a basketball frenzy. For me, it means crouching in the tech booth at the corner of the theater trying not to lose my mind.
March 19, 2026
Gravity has always had a personal vendetta against me, as evident by my height. I’ve always preferred keeping my feet on the ground. Roller coasters, airplanes, elevators, even downward escalators, definitely not my best friend.
February 25, 2026
It’s a nice thought to think of theater as for everybody, a universal language we all can speak through sound, emotion, and visuals. Theater has an inherently political nature that can push, or prevent, its viewership.
February 9, 2026
Self-doubt, burnout, and impostor syndrome snuck back into my dorm with me my second semester of theater school. This is how I’ve learned to navigate creative burnout with honesty and self-compassion. Caring deeply isn’t a weakness — it’s the reason I’m here.
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