Our twenty-third official episode of Meet Me At Mill Mountain: The Podcast features Leonela Hernandez, Mill Mountain Theatre’s Education Associate. Join Ginger Poole, the Producing Artistic Director of Mill Mountain Theatre as she learns about Leonela’s interesting past as Leonela Hernandez goes on a deep dive into how she discovered her love for the performing arts and overcoming various challenges.
Leonela Hernandez graduated from Belhaven University with a BFA in Musical Theatre in May 2020. Leonela became a part of the MMT family during the Summer of 2019 performing as Mama/Thomasina in their production of “Peter Rabbit: The Musical and acting as Assistant Director for “Next to Normal” and Assistant Choreographer for “The Little Mermaid.” Leonela has trained with ZACH Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Joffrey Ballet School, Broadway Dance Center, Mill Mountain Theatre, and more. Leonela is excited to come back and join MMT as the new Education Associate! leonelahernandez.com
Mill Mountain Theatre strives to inspire, entertain, enrich, educate, and challenge audiences of Southwest Virginia through high-quality, professional theatrical productions and experiences. Meet Me At Mill Mountain: The Podcast explores all of the buzz words in Mill Mountain Theatre’s mission statement.
