DeAnna Rowe:  

Life I've lived in southern California for 4 years now and love it here!!! I've been a freelance costume designer for a year. Before that I worked as a staff cutter/draper in the costume shop of South Coast Repertory Theatre, one of the top regional theatres in the country. Now I'm enjoying the freedom (and poverty) of being my own boss. I live with my good friend Kelly who also works in the theatre and my adored cat, Ruby. Most of my family is still in the Midwest and I get to see them a couple of times a year. My younger sister and brother live in Oregon and my stepmom will be joining them there soon. My dad passed away about 4 years ago after a heart attack. It was a rough year that year. It inspired me to take stock of my life and quit a job in Ohio that made me mis...Expand for more