Nita June is a Theater Director, Creative Director, Teacher, Mentor, Actor, Musician and Sound and Space Designer. She has her own theater company, DogStar Theater Company, and she has also guest directed at Westmont College. She’s the co-creator of “The Outlet Project”, which she created together with Sara Rademacher in response to the COVID-19 quarantine, which gives individuals from all walks of life an outlet to express and create. Recently, she also unveiled her newest creation, “Porchlight Theater,” which is designed to bring curated theater performances right to people’s homes in Santa Barbara.
Nita is a true creative powerhouse. When we she sets the intention to create something she’ll follow through with that intention and will bring a project to its completion. And at the end of our conversation she shares some really wise insights on how to succeed in that process. Some other things we also talk about are: Making your creative work your money making work, time, spaciousness and living a creative life that feels energetically and financially sustainable. Enjoy the show!
FIND NITA
DogStar Theater Company
www.DogStarTheater.org
Instagram: @dogstar_theater_co
The Outlet Project
https://theoutletproject.art/
Instagram: @powertheoutlet
Porchlight Theater
https://porchlight-theater.com
FIND ME
Website: www.leahsalinas.com
Instagram: @leah_salinas
THINGS WE MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE
Richard Wagner’s Gesamtkunstwerk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesamtkunstwerk
Naropa University: https://www.naropa.edu/
Dogstar Theater Company: https://www.dogstartheater.org
The Electric Baby: https://www.dogstartheater.org/auditions
The Outlet Project: https://theoutletproject.art
Porchlight Theater: https://porchlight-theater.com
EPISODE QUOTES
“That’s what creativity is about…connecting with one another to become inspired and to start to work together.” - Nita June
“Give yourself time to find the thing that you really want to go 150% in. Because if you don’t want to, then it’s not worth your time doing it.” - Nita June
“When I have been afraid to start a new project, to continue a new project, what keeps me going and what calms the fear is continually doing.” - Nita June
“Our fear of doing can be so strong, but our regret of not doing is even worse.” - Nita June
“Tapping into my life’s force and acting as a conduit, not just for that life force, but for the creative stream of allness and putting that out into the world in some way shape or form, that is creativity.” - Nita June
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May this episode bring you joy & inspiration!
xo Leah
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