Since becoming active in Community Theatre in the Columbia area in 2015, I have been privileged to work with many creative people on stage, silent heroes behind the scenes, production staffs, directors, and more. Somewhere during that almost 10 years, the name Dedra Daniels Mount entered my consciousness through conversations with some folks with whom I’ve performed and shared the stage.

Working with those involved on Sweeney Todd has been a joy. Each has their own approach to the work, and each delivers beautifully. Everyone undertook the work with ferocity and supported, and I’m grateful and proud to add my name to this roster of performers on the Trustus stage.

Catch Me doesn’t have you questioning the meaning of life. But for me, at least, it did make me stop and realize how easily things can get off kilter.

Every so often you are challenged with an opportunity, and when those challenges arise, you sometimes actually rise to meet them.

I am someone who has a love of theatre – musical theatre in particular. It occurs to me that my experience, from auditions to the conclusion of the run, paralleled the experience of aging in general.