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Author Archives: Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume

Valerie-Jean Hume’s career has included working as a stage/film/commercial/TV/voiceover actress, radio personality/host, voice and speech teacher, musician, lounge singer, cruise-ship hostess, theater director, newspaper columnist, playwright, model and college teacher. VJ has been an Independent theater critic since 2013. Canadian-born, she came to the desert in 1987 after traveling the world.

Posted inTheater and Dance

Interesting Interviews: Desert Ensemble Theatre’s World Premiere of ‘Artificial Morality’ Is a Well-Acted Play That Covers a Lot of Ground

by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume January 23rd, 2022February 3rd, 2022

DET co-founder Tony Padilla’s newest play touches on a lot of topics.

Posted inTheater and Dance

Pure Pageantry: Desert Rose Playhouse Christens Its New Home—and the Return of Local Theater—With ‘The Miss Firecracker Contest’

by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume June 28th, 2021June 28th, 2021
Posted inTheater and Dance

A Live Show, Pandemic Style: Dezart Performs’ ‘Mental Amusements’ Does the Seemingly Impossible—It Brings the Freshness of Live Theater to Computer Screens

by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume January 15th, 2021November 11th, 2021
Posted inCommunity Voices

A Broken Heart, Literally: After My Husband Died, My Cardiologist Diagnosed Me With Broken Heart Syndrome

by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume November 9th, 2020December 16th, 2020
Posted inLocal Fun

Pandemic Stories: The Only Person I Can Interview In-Person Is My Husband—So He Told Me the Story About How His Clarinet Saved His Life

by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume April 9th, 2020December 16th, 2020
frankieleon via Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/23307937@N04/3144377781
Posted inFeatures

Pandemic Stories: A Chat With Nine Local Members of Alcoholics Anonymous About How They’re Dealing With the Shelter-in-Place Order

by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume March 29th, 2020December 16th, 2020
David A. Lee
Posted inTheater and Dance

Work, Life, Drama: An Amazing Cast Brings to Life Dezart Performs’ Fantastic ‘Sweat’

by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume March 1st, 2020December 16th, 2020
Vanessa Michel
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Simply Shocking: Desert Ensemble’s Well-Acted Production of ‘Adoption Roulette’ Is One of the Most Suspenseful Plays You’ll Ever See

by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume February 2nd, 2020December 16th, 2020
Posted inTheater and Dance

The Old West Gone Gay: Desert Rose Prioritizes Laughs and Physiques Over Singing Talent and Plot for New Musical ‘Those Musclebound Cowboys’

by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume January 20th, 2020December 16th, 2020
Jim Cox
Posted inTheater and Dance

A Fly on the Wall: CVRep’s ‘Dinner With Friends’ Is a Well-Acted, Quiet Exploration of the Nature of Relationships

by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume November 10th, 2019December 16th, 2020

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