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2020 Volunteer of the Year

Michelle was named Aberdeen Community Theatre’s 2020 Volunteer of the...

Christmas 2023! A Hollimark Christmas for Beth!

In November 2023, Aberdeen Community Theatre will produce A Hollimark...

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Coming Soon! Inconsequential Dreams’ Debut!

In September of 2023, Pierre Players Community Theatre will host...

Dakota Broadcasting 4/12/21

Michelle was on Dakota Broadcasting’s morning show “In-Touch” with Adam...

Dakota Broadcasting 6/18/21

Michelle was on “In-Touch,” a Dakota Broadcasting morning show, to...

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How I Learn My Lines

I used to have nightmares about being on stage and...

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Michelle’s Bookshelf: Acting Books

1. “Acting Without Agony: An Alternative to The Method” by...

The Actor and the Obstacle: 2020

Things don’t always go as planned.  It’s cliché, but if...

What the Heck is Workshopping?!

Last January (2020) was the first time I workshopped a...

Michelle Schaunaman Playwright Aberdeen SD

You Are What You Read

It’s been said you can’t learn through osmosis, but I...

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