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Author Archives: Heide Janssen
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.
Posted inCountywide
Ways to Celebrate the Holiday Season in the Year of Coronavirus
Voice of OC’s arts and culture team share highlights from their beats of things to do, see and eat during this special time of the year.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Local Farm Purchases Surplus Produce to Donate for Community Packages
Irvine’s Tanaka Farms, working with local businesses and nonprofits, formed an initiative named Helping Farms Feed Families.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Hodgins: Will Segerstrom Center Follow the National Diversity Trend When It Chooses a New Leader?
As O.C.’s premiere arts center searches for a new president, will its board consider someone who reflects the changing demographics of Orange County?
Posted inTop Stories
Hal Landon Jr. To Step Down As Scrooge After 40 Years
NEWS: Landon’s departure marks the end of an era.
Posted inLaguna Beach, Press Releases
Laguna Playhouse Presents ‘The Skivvies: I Touch My Elf’
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. Voice of OC posts press […]
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Countywide, Culture, Top Stories
Are You Looking For Something To Do For The Holidays?
We’ve put together a list of 48 events to enjoy with your family to get you in the spirit of the holiday season.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Music, News Briefs, Top Stories
Pacific Chorale Names Its New President and CEO
Andrew Brown, formerly of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, named as the new leader of the Pacific Chorale.
Posted inPress Releases
Pacific Symphony’s 40th Anniversary Season Launches With Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Featuring Returning Pianist Olga Kern
Newly-Appointed Concertmaster Dennis Kim joins Principal Violist Meredith Crawford for Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante
Posted inNewport Beach, Press Releases
Orange County Museum of Art Appoints Sarah Jesse as its new Deputy Director
PRESS RELEASE: Todd D. Smith, director and CEO of the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA), announced today the appointment of Sarah Jesse to the position of deputy director.
