Are You Famous, Yet?

Corson Barnard: Straight out of College - Episode 212


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02:30 - The story of how our guest's first name became Corson 05:00 - The movie "Ladybird" felt very familiar. 08:00 - University of Chicago's pre-orientation program and how it helped Croson transition from rural small town to a big crazy city. 10:31 - The value of seeing shows you don't like. 13:50 - Corson's plan for college and how that quickly changed during her freshman year. 18:15 - Sophomore year. 19:26 - Music directing "Urinetown" in her 3rd year. 25:04 - Having the best Halloween costumes b/c your mom is, amongst many things, a costume designer. 30:13 - Picking up the guitar after a long absence to break through some songwriter's block. 31:42 - Junior year vs senior year 34:35 - Composing the music for an adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" 36:50 - A "pipe dream thesis project" to adapt "A Wrinkle in Time" as a musical. 40:16 - First job out of college: Assistant musical director on Victory Garden's production of "Fun Home." 45:04 - Working on "Josephine the Mouse Singer" at Rhino Fest.

Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz

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