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Texas State University with Kaitlin Hopkins

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Apr 23, 2021

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In this episode Tim sits down with Kaitlin Hopkins, Head of Musical Theatre at Texas State University. They talk at length about Kaitlin's career, how she came to be the creator of the BFA Musical Theatre program at Texas State University, as well as her other exciting projects!

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Apr 23, 2021

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