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Recently, Talia was in the world première cast of "The Pursued, The Pursuing, The Busy, and The Tired" at Tony Award-Winning, Signature Theatre. It was written by Dani Danger Stoller. The play was a fun twist of the late 1920s book, the Great Gatsby. It took place in a High School in LA. This play took a satirical spin on social media, and it's various characters, we call influencers. Talia played Nick Carroway. She was the grounded character in this play of chaos, and teen impulsion. Talia had a blast playing Nick and bringing her to life! She misses her cast dearly, but is excited to see what else is in store for her career. 
Over the summer, Talia participated in a short film. The director was Curt mega, and cinematographer was Rachid... The concept was like the Hunger Games meets Black Mirror. Talia played Maia. Maia and her friends are shown during the emotional level of the game, where her and her friends have to come to term with what they did in the past. Playing Maia was a journey for Talia. Maia had to face a relative she thought was dead, and this inconceivable interaction made Talia emotional. Curt Mega's direction during this emotional scene helped Talia immensely in preparation. She is forever grateful to have Curt on her side!
As busy as she is outside of school, Talia is determined to stay involved in her school's theatre department. Pictured is Talia in her school's production of Puffs. Talia played Leanne in this whimsical comedic play. Portraying Leanne allowed Talia to get back in touch with her youthful side and just let her mind and body do what it wanted. if she wanted to jump, she could or if she wanted to dance, she could! This was a freeing experience. Talia also loved that she could strengthen her cockney accent with playing Leanne. When closing came, Talia was sadden that she had to hang her Hufflepuff flag up, but at least she got to keep the flag and Leanne's special wand! Coming May, Talia gets to attend an award show that she got nominated for her role of Leanne. She is super excited for the Cappies!
This is Talia at the cast party of Hope Lives. Hope lives is a feature film Talia was a part of during the summer. Hope Lives is a film about Six high school students who are victims of bullying. They join an after school program lead by a man who recently experienced a tragedy related to bullying. Unlike her kind nature, Talia played a bully. Outside of scenes, You would find Talia and the cast playing games in the green room, and cheering each other on from the sidelines. This experience was one of Talia's favorites. The cast and crew were so welcoming, and she learned a lot on the side about directing from Anthony Hackett, the director.