Editor’s note: This piece was originally written by Cameron Hoover during the Spring 2019 semester. It can be read in its entirety here.
“Who’s your favorite director?”
The question caught me off-guard. I was sitting at the Nightlight Cinema in Akron’s art district at about 7 p.m. watching artistic director Brittany Dobish meet with local artists regarding how she wants the doorway to look for the theater’s fifth anniversary.