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With Ashley freezing on the shores of Lake Erie. Some of the hardest shows to get to end up being the best ones. If you perform in the Midwest long enough, winter becomes part of the job. Snowstorms, ice, white-knuckle drives, unexpected overnights and early load-ins because everyone wants to beat the weather. There are nights where you’re driving and genuinely wondering if anyone will even show up. And then they do. Winter demands preparation. You leave earlier. You plan bac

The show doesn’t start when the lights come up, it starts at the mic check. There’s a moment before every show that sets the tone, and...

Every performer has their version of it— “How’s everybody doing tonight?” It’s a question that doesn’t really get answered. It’s said more out of habit than intention, and it’s something I decided early on I didn’t want to do. Instead, I started asking myself: what do I actually want to say first? I was once told to "Hit the stage like a bull". This is my last thought before I make an entrance. My go-to these days is simple: “Hey, my name’s Trino. Thanks for being here tonigh

Before I ever got into theaters, conferences, and corporate events, I was hustling stages wherever I could find them. And some of those...

A lot of people think a standing ovation is about the trick: the big reveal, the wow moment that makes jaws drop. But after doing this...