Kate Hokanson:  

Life I left Stadium after sophomore year. My folks moved us to Lakewood and I went to Charles Wright. It was fun. I loved the classes but missed the North End and was grateful for the old friends I had from that era who kept drawing me back to the neighborhood. Kept playing piano and got into theatre. Went to Stanford and had a fabulous time! Directed some dorm productions as well as all-campus shows. Discovered chamber music and got my degree in English. Went to Boston to work in television and finally did, first in news and then as the associate producer of a weekly law program. Moved to a really nice little town in New Jersey (really, it was nice) to develop a weekly business(!) program for the state’s public television network. Got married. Spent a few wild years freelancing. Highlights: assisted with stage direction and management at McCarter Theatre in Princeton, started a dinner theatre company at the Jersey shore and directed its first production, helped create the first-ever super-titles for a New York City Opera season, did continuity for a “New Jersey Playhouse” film, developed and taught a job-seeking skills program for residents in a youth detention center. Finally settled down to teach high school English. Returned to the Northwest (Seattle) and my musical roots in 1986. Started a business and a family. Ran an outreach program for th...Expand for more