December 15, 2024 - Crossroads RI CEO / Trinity Rep Costumes / Local Toymaker

On this episode, contributor Steph Machado has a wide- ranging interview with Michelle Wilcox, who this year rose to President and CEO of the State's largest provider of housing for the homeless -- Crossroads Rhode Island. Then, Rhode Islanders have long flocked to Trinity Reparatory Company for their annual performance of a Christmas Carol. But this year – there’s a twist. Producer Isabella Jibilian takes us behind the scenes to see how costume designerAmanda Downing Carney is giving Scrooge and his ghosts a new look. Finally, we revisit producer Isabella Jibilian’s story on toy designer Khipra Nichols – one of the designers behind such iconic toys as Mr. Potato Head and My Little Pony.