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October 23, 2010 by Anya Elise

A trio || Personal inspiration

There are three people in this world who encompass all that I am, and exhibit all that I want to be. I am extremely blessed to come from a close-knit family, and get along with my siblings so well.

Chris – peering at you up there – is three years my junior. We joke however that we might as well be twins. He’s my person. He knows all my secrets, protects all my stories, encourages all my hopes, and keeps me accountable to my aspirations. He just gets me, and isn’t afraid to call me out when necessary.

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September 26, 2010 by Anya Elise

Follow your feet || New York scenes

“Brooklyn, Brooklyn take me in…” –The Avett Brothers

Every time I visit New York, in a weird way it’s like returning to some sort of home. But no, that’s not a entirely accurate. New York is foreign as only such a big, weird, lovely, psychotic city can be. However, I have forged many memories there in the past few years, and all those memories lurk into your bones and make you feel deeply connected to a place. As good friends little-by-little drifted to the east coast over the past few years, I felt like thin strings stretched out from me, here in Denver, to them all those miles away, and that connection I feel to the city strengthened.

Each visit makes me love the place a little more. This trip was no exception.

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September 22, 2010 by Anya Elise

Hansel & Gretel || New York theatre

The impetus for my recent sojourn to New York was to support and celebrate the debut of my friends’ adaptation of “Hansel & Gretel.” Chad and Carly Howard, the married duo behind this production, wrote the book (Chad), composed the music (Carly), directed (Chad), starred in (Carly) and all around rocked this experience. They’ve poured themselves into this production over the past several months, and finally, last Thursday, it premiered.

The idea had been to see the first-ever, debut performance. However Mother Nature thwarted me, so I ended up lounging about the outer room of the rented theatre space instead that night.

The next night however, the lovely house manager, Liz, was so kind as to reserve me a seat front and center.

And let me tell you, I was floored.

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