Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume, Author at Coachella Valley Independent

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.

Desert Rose Playhouse leads the return of local theater with its production of The Miss Firecracker Contest.

Author Archives: Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume

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

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

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

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

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

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

Simply Shocking: Desert Ensemble’s Well-Acted Production of ‘Adoption Roulette’ Is One of the Most Suspenseful Plays You’ll Ever See

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

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

Oy Vey! The Encore Theatre District Kicks Off the 2019-2020 Show Season With the Enjoyable ’25 Questions for a Jewish Mother’