Taylor Fagins
"Perfect Portrait"
- When did you first discover theater/what was your first experience?
The live theatre show I saw was Lion King at the Pantages. As a nine year-old, my life was changed after seeing literal animals walking by in the aisles.
- When/how did you become a writer? Is there a writer, show, or text that particularly inspired you?
I decided to pursue writing when I was in a New York Satellite Program with UC Irvine in 2015. We were rehearsing for a 15-minute musical performance when I realized “I could write these stories”.
- How do you describe your style/work?
The stories I try to tell highlight the lives or parts of someone’s life that are kept behind closed doors. Everything I write pushes me to tell a story the world hasn’t considered, yet.
- What is most rewarding to you about writing music?
Music is this beautiful universal language (more universal than math, I think) that has the power to literally communicate with someone’s soul and heal unseen wounds. It’s rewarding to see that.