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Ep 156: Trusting Your Creative Vision with Theater Director, Dalia Ashurina

Ep 156: Trusting Your Creative Vision with Theater Director, Dalia Ashurina

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Dalia is an Assyrian-American director and writer focusing on explosive theatricality and subverting existing narratives. She was listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Hollywood and Entertainment 2025. Her Broadway credits include serving as Associate Director of Sweeney Todd and as the Resident Director at Phantom of the Opera.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • What it really means to be a director
  • Learning to trust your creative vision
  • Making mistakes in the rehearsal process
  • How overstimulation kills creativity
  • Why collaboration is a mirror for self-growth
  • Telling ancestral stories
  • Finding the stories that matter to us


Creative Resources Mentioned:

  • Everything is Waiting for You by David Whyte
  • Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon


Connect with Dalia:

@your_gal_dal

www.daliaashurina.com

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