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“I convinced him to hire me and that was that.” –Valerie Rachelle on how her career beganHow to be an Artistic Director with Valerie RachelleArtistic Director of the Oregon Cabaret Theatre in Ashland, Freelance Director and Choreographer, and Talented Actor and Dancer Valerie Rachelle joins the show to talk about her journey with host Steph Newman. Full of energy and laughs, Valerie is a savvy business owner and powerful leader in the performing arts. Learn from Valerie Rachelle about:· How her career launched· How she decided school/training versus just moving to New York· What a BFA at California Institute of the Arts can be like· Lucid By Proxy: how to start non-profit work· How Valerie became a producer· Getting hired as a choreographer versus a director· Getting the MFA at University of California, Irvine· How she came to buy a theater business· The shock that came with leaving Los Angeles (and the honesty Valerie brings here is heart-warming)· Why she continues to freelance (choreograph, direct, produce and perform)· How she feeds her creative and educational sides while juggling running a theater· What her research with female professors uncovered: https://stateraarts.org/blog/2018/3/14/valerie-rachelle· Taking a theater through the process to become Equity· What the duties of an Artistic Director can be· How technical advances allow for collaboration across the United States· How opera singers are changing with the times You can see more about Valerie Rachelle at www.oregoncabaret.com and you can follow her on Facebook.Your host Steph Newman is a theatre pro who helps people. Contact her! You can share your questions, dreams, failures and successes to get tips, tricks and ideas by writing to steph@stephnewman.com I Love Theatre Now What is a creation by Steph Newman and Travis Newman. This podcast is on a mission to share the real stories that lead to real jobs (in the arts and beyond). So if you're curious to know where that love of drama can lead, listen up!This is a labor of love. Your contributions lead to better equipment and interviews. Contribute at www.stephnewman.com/podcastSupport the show (http://www.stephnewman.com/podcast)