Anna Hogan is in the right place at the right time. Hogan is the newest part of the creative triumvirate at Santa Fe Playhouse along with David Stallings and Antonio Miniño, and she’s about to make her New Mexico debut by directing Sunday in the Park with George (Story Page 28). Hogan, who holds a bachelor’s degree in musical theater from West Texas A&M University, recently spoke with Pasatiempo about her creative journey, which started in her hometown of Lubbock, Texas, and wound through New York before bringing her to Santa Fe.
I knew David in New York. David was working with the 14th Street Y theater, and I was the associate artistic director of a company that would work in rep with another company for the season. We would come in as part of their season and they would guest present us.
And I didn’t realize this, but the first show I saw when I was in New York was written by David. And Antonio directed it. It was Anais Nin Goes to Hell .
I didn’t formally meet them for another year. But we were in the same circles in New York and working in new play development. I haven’t been on stage in a hot second, but once you get to the production level, people want to help each other.
It was nice to be able to connect with them like that. And when I went to the Wallace Theater in Levelland, Texas, David saw I was doing Sweeney Todd and submitted a tape, and I was like ‘Gosh, please come, that would be amazing.’ Then this whole thing happened, and it’s been surreal.
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