I May Not Live In New York But New York Will Always Live In Me Shirt! Since graduating, I have been a freelance stage manager living in New York, constantly on the road with various dance companies and juggling two part-time jobs on the side. I quickly realized that this was not the life-style for me and my… neurotic tendencies. Thus, for the past few months I have been in search of something different and new; a clean start. I knew I needed a major change in my life, but I wasn’t sure exactly what that entailed. At first, I thought it just meant securing a full-time job and getting out of the freelance world. Unbeknownst to me at the time, it was going to be a lot more.

I officially signed the contract today and come January I will be moving to Washington DC to start my new job with The Washington Ballet. I truly never thought I would wind up leaving New York City and I May Not Live In New York But New York Will Always Live In Me Shirt. I grew up enamored with this place and always dreamt of moving here. Well, it’s a hard reality to accept that your dreams may change as you get older. This will be the first full-time job I’ve ever accepted, the first time I’ve officially moved out of New York…and the position isn’t even within stage management! I feel like I’m leaving everything I’ve ever known behind, but I’m hopeful that the risk will pay off.