{"id":8,"date":"2025-03-07T20:01:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymargarethughes.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-03-24T18:40:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:40:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymargarethughes.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"More About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I grew up in Springfield, Missouri, the Queen City of the Ozarks. I was a creative kid, but my passion for theatre erupted in high school when I was introduced to the form of devising theatre.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I was deeply inspired by the collaborative nature, and limitless possibilities that come with devising theater. This led me to pursue a degree in theater, which I received in May of 2024 from Belmont University. My experience studying theater was invaluable in helping me develop a personal technique, a deeper understanding of myself, and confidence in my abilities as an artist.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I am not only a performing artist, but a visual artist. No matter the medium I am working in, I am inspired by vibrancy, bare truth, collaboration, specificity, and patterns.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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My goal as a performer is to provide an audience with connection – connection to an emotion that everyone feels, even if they cannot relate to the experiences of the character onstage. I feel touched by a piece of theater when I feel seen in some way, and that is what I seek to give others with my work: a connection of our souls.  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My goal as a collaborator is to show up with authenticity and openness, and to pursue justice and safety for all those inside and outside of the rehearsal room with every action. I am committed to participating in equitable and uplifting theater that does not disrespect its participants or audience in any way. I believe that my personal pursuit of social justice has a rightful place in my work. <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mission Statement<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

I want to be a person who lives from love, and does not hold back. In both personal and professional endeavors, I seek to bring light and be open to new ideas. In order to become that person, I stay in pursuit of growth and curiosity in these areas: my emotional landscape, my physical body and connection to it, and my artistic expressions.<\/p>Mary Margaret Hughes<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you for joining me on my journey! If you want to know more about the kind of work I create, check out my page “What’s New?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I grew up in Springfield, Missouri, the Queen City of the Ozarks. I was a creative kid, but my passion for theatre erupted in high school when I was introduced to the form of devising theatre. I was deeply inspired by the collaborative nature, and limitless possibilities that come with devising theater. This led me […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t