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Maya Kosiarek

From: Lisle IL, USA

Undergraduate Institution: Elmhurst College

Undergraduate Study: Sociology Major, Theatre/Criminal Justice Minor

Area(s) of Interest: Music, Performing Arts, Theatre, PR/Marketing

Experience: Social media and PR manager at a local theatre company. Published author/researcher in professional sociology journals

Ideal role in 10 years: Director of Engagement and Education at a theatre company

What led you to enroll in the MSLCE program at Northwestern University?

I’ve wanted to pursue a career in the creative industries for my entire life and loved the range in which MSLCE had to offer

Favorite song/movie/podcast/show/festival/exhibition?

My favorite musical is Rent and my favorite play is Liberation!

What aspect of the MSLCE program are you most excited to experience? (i.e. specific class, site visit, IDEA fund, internship, etc.)

Getting to know all of my peers and completing the internship portion of the program

If you could have lunch with one person living or dead, who would it be and why?

Taylor Swift. She is my favorite musician and I’d love to learn about how she seeminly keeps her life so normal given all of the hate she recieves

What would you most like to win?

A Tony Award!

If you had to describe yourself in three words they would be…

Kind, creative, loyal

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

London, England