Hey! I’m Olivia Hammermaster and I’ll be working at Encore this summer.
(There’s a fun picture of me as Oin in The Hobbit. Fun fact: That was the show where I feel like I learned the most and really grew as an actor.)
First of all, I don’t live here anymore. I moved to Vienna, VA when I was 11, found Encore at 14, and then moved to Georgia last August. With some hardcore pleading and a very convincing number of service hours, my parents let me come back to work here for the summer.
I used to attend Marshall High School over in Falls Church before moving to Marietta, Georgia. I’m a full IB student and no, I don’t know where I’m going to college yet. I can tell you that I’m potentially looking at majoring in psychology, but I have plenty of time to figure it out and change my mind!
(I’m the one in the white sweater- I stage managed Sherlock, working alongside this lovely tech crew.)
I’ve been involved with Encore since I was in eighth grade, and I’m now a rising senior in high school. I’ve done everything from cast to crew to stage managing to working at summer camps. My favorite productions, if I really had to choose, were 12 Dancing Princesses and Honk! Jr. For 12 Dancing Princesses, I played Stumble: the comic relief. I had so much fun developing that character and running around onstage. I worked on crew for Honk! Jr. and learned ALL of the music and choreography in the process. This summer, I’m splitting my time between our Stage Door camp and the Encore office.
Encore has always been a great experience for me– so great that I drove ten hours (I was the only driver in the car!) to continue working here. I’ll be running around helping with a lot of things, so you’ll probably see me at some point.
Thank you for reading! Come see our Stage Door production, Beauty and the Beast, and Act III, Shrek!