02:30 - The story of how our guest's first name became Corson
05:00 - The movie "Ladybird" felt very familiar.
08:00 - University of Chicago's pre-orientation program and how it helped Croson transition from rural small town to a big crazy city.
10:31 - The value of seeing shows you don't like.
13:50 - Corson's plan for college and how that quickly changed during her freshman year.
18:15 - Sophomore year.
19:26 - Music directing "Urinetown" in her 3rd year.
25:04 - Having the best Halloween costumes b/c your mom is, amongst many things, a costume designer.
30:13 - Picking up the guitar after a long absence to break through some songwriter's block.
31:42 - Junior year vs senior year
34:35 - Composing the music for an adaptation of "The Great Gatsby"
36:50 - A "pipe dream thesis project" to adapt "A Wrinkle in Time" as a musical.
40:16 - First job out of college: Assistant musical director on Victory Garden's production of "Fun Home."
45:04 - Working on "Josephine the Mouse Singer" at Rhino Fest.
Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz