Since graduation, I have had no jobs offers in the music industry but a plethora of jobs in the sales of financial services or insurance. The only people who want to email me work for Aflac or the Nigerian price that still is offering me $104 million, I may need to take him up on…
It may be time to officially admit that I am graduating. The last week of classes has begun bringing with it my last Center Stage meeting. Today was the most beautiful day reminding me of everything I love about JMU. Tanning on the quad I remember my first tour and how much I loved everyone…

Waking up at 7am I start to get ready for the next 24 hours of loading in, working the show and loading out. As I lace up my pumas I remember buying them a year ago as a congratulations gift to myself for getting the job of Center Stage Director. I can’t believe it has…
After planning for more than 6 months day of show has arrived! It is Friday at at 4:45 and I am driving over to the Convocation Center to begin loading in. The truck filled with stage pieces, legs and railings is backed in to the Convo loading dock waiting for us. I can’t help but…

Tuesday 11am. Listening Party time! While I sit in my science class Center Stage is taking over the Commons with some games to promote ticket sales happening the following morning. Normally students camp out before ticket sales but something was different about this concert that we did not expect. People started camping out at 8:30…