It’s Time to Break Up
Dear friends, clients, community, and countrymen, Like most of you, I’ve fallen out of love with work for the sake of work. I don’t want...
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- Nov 26, 2020
- 3 min
A Thanksgiving Love Letter
Dear Hustlers, Every Thanksgiving growing up, my brother and I would come crashing onto my parents' bed to wake them up and cuddle (jump...
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- Aug 29, 2020
- 5 min
How Do You Make Sure You Get Paid?
Everyone warns you that this might happen. They called it the freelancer’s right of passage. The creative’s christening. The extra-spicy...
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- May 6, 2020
- 3 min
Unapologetically Asian
This bracelet is my Lola Gunding’s. Between each stone is a Chinese symbol (as a Filipino American, I’ve always felt confused about which...
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- Mar 29, 2020
- 5 min
My Off-Broadway Debut Was Thwarted by Coronavirus. Here’s What I Did Instead.
Two weeks ago, I received the offer. It was one of those opportunities that would have symbolized the culmination of my first year in New...
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- Feb 25, 2020
- 3 min
You Don't Have to Take That Unpaid Internship
Hey, you. Hey you who's ambitious and anxious and lost and hopeful. Hey you whose insides are made of pizza and knots, and whose life...
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- Jan 30, 2020
- 5 min
Capitalizing on Serendipity
Yesterday I had to see a dude about an accordion. I went to a studio so I could snag it for a national tour callback (heyy, resume...
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- Jan 23, 2020
- 3 min
Three Things You Can Do to Make Your Organization More Inclusive
Contributed by Hustling Creative Mentor Suzanne Richard in partnership with Open Circle Theatre. There is a little saying in the...
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- Jan 3, 2020
- 4 min
Giving Grace
It’s all good stuff. And because it’s good stuff, I don’t feel like I deserve a break. Why do I need to take care of myself when this is...
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- Dec 18, 2019
- 4 min
Who Does Your Heart Break For?
I'm applying for a grant to fund a musical I'm composing about the Virgin Mary. I'm currently in the second round of applicants, and...
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- Dec 11, 2019
- 2 min
Be Here, Be Now, Be Good
Spiritual Humanism, Creativity, and My Quarter-Life Crisis I turned twenty-five yesterday. During birthday dinner, my dad asked me that...
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- Dec 4, 2019
- 2 min
God and Sex
That's what one of my music history professors told me are the subjects of history's most groundbreaking art. The word "holy" comes from...
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- Nov 27, 2019
- 3 min
What my long-distance relationship taught me about art
I thought love was about safety--but now I know that if safety was the goal, I would have never gotten anything worth having and never...
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- Nov 20, 2019
- 4 min
Why Consent is Crucial to Creativity
Allowing people the space and tools to speak up for themselves changes the game of collaborative artistry. I have always loved the idea...
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- Nov 13, 2019
- 3 min
What if Creativity was your Superpower?
It always surprises me how much creative people limit their creativity as if it’s a finite commodity-- something to be rationed and used...
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- Nov 7, 2019
- 3 min
An Ally's Guide to Inclusive Language Regarding People with Disabilities
He drew a circle to shut us out Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout; But love and I had the wit to win, We drew a Circle that took him in. –...
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- Nov 4, 2019
- 1 min
October's Featured Artist
Michael Marshall is the creator and owner of Michael Marshall Photography, where he specializes in fashion, lifestyle, boudoir, and...
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- Oct 16, 2019
- 2 min
25 Things I Learned My First Week Making Art in NYC
Getting around. Being nice when people are rude. Dressing practically. There are so many things I encountered my first week in New York...
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- Oct 9, 2019
- 1 min
Perspective and Persistence
I love rock climbing. It’s my sport, it’s my passion, it’s what keeps me sane when the hustle of being an actor/singer/narrator/composer/...
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- Oct 1, 2019
- 3 min
Boudoir Behaviors for Success
In one of photography’s most intimate genres, how do models and photographers alike maintain safety, integrity, and fun? The Hustling...
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