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Author Archives: Heide JanssenArts & Culture Managing Editor

Heide Janssen most recently worked for almost five years at the Orange County Register where she was recruited to develop and curate their Varsity Arts section. Varsity Arts was dedicated to weekly stories and news about high school arts programs and students, giving arts students the same recognition that student athletes long enjoyed. The Varsity Arts section was the first of its kind in the nation and has since inspired similar sections in other regional newspapers. She also developed and continues to produce the Artist of the Year program which honors the top theater, dance, instrumental and vocal music, 2D and 3D visual arts, and film/animation students in Orange County.

Prior to joining the Register, she worked in administrative and producing capacities at major regional theater companies including South Coast Repertory, Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Stage in Los Angeles, The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Court Theater in Chicago, and Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven. She has also produced smaller independent projects with Snehal Desai (artistic director at East West Players in Los Angeles) and Adam O’Byrne (producer with New Neighborhood, a multi-media production company) among others. In the world of education, she helped to establish the Orange County Cappies and created the RoleAbout Theatre Festival, programs for high school theater students which she ran for over 10 years. She also taught theater and English at Mission Viejo High School early in her career.

She has been honored by the California Educational Theatre Association for Outstanding Contributions to Educational Theatre for her work with Varsity Arts and The Orange County Register, and by the Orange County Department of Education for Outstanding Contributions to Education for her work with the Orange County Cappies.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in English, summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota and a master of fine arts in theater management from the Yale School of Drama, Yale University.

Languages spoken: English

Areas of expertise: Orange County, arts and culture, and arts education.

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Orange County

Languages Spoken

English

Areas of Expertise

Arts and culture
Arts education

Location Expertise

Orange County

Posted inARTS & CULTURE

Orange County July 4 Celebrations Are Back in Full Swing

Avatar photo by Jessica Choi and Heide Janssen Jul 1, 2022Jul 1, 2022 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Find out where festivals and fireworks for the 4th of July are being celebrated in every city throughout the county.

Posted inCountywide

Ways to Celebrate the Holiday Season in the Year of Coronavirus

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Richard Chang, Eric Marchese, Kaitlin Wright, Peter Lefevre, Anne Marie Panoringan, Kristina Garcia, Kim Pham and Heide Janssen Nov 20, 2020Jul 8, 2021 Why you can trust Voice of OC
Posted inARTS & CULTURE

Local Farm Purchases Surplus Produce to Donate for Community Packages

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Anne Marie Panoringan and Heide Janssen May 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC
Posted inARTS & CULTURE

Hodgins: Will Segerstrom Center Follow the National Diversity Trend When It Chooses a New Leader?

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Paul Hodgins and Heide Janssen May 3, 2019Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC
Posted inTop Stories

Hal Landon Jr. To Step Down As Scrooge After 40 Years

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Posted inLaguna Beach, Press Releases

Laguna Playhouse Presents ‘The Skivvies: I Touch My Elf’

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Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Countywide, Culture, Top Stories

Are You Looking For Something To Do For The Holidays?

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Paul Hodgins and Heide Janssen Nov 22, 2018Jul 8, 2021 Why you can trust Voice of OC
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Music, News Briefs, Top Stories

Pacific Chorale Names Its New President and CEO

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Pacific Symphony’s 40th Anniversary Season Launches With Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Featuring Returning Pianist Olga Kern

Avatar photo by Heide Janssen Sep 27, 2018Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC
Posted inNewport Beach, Press Releases

Orange County Museum of Art Appoints Sarah Jesse as its new Deputy Director

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