#65 - Melissa Rose Hirsch: We Are All the Same, Afterall

“Birth is art. Birth is theatrical. Birth is a nothing to a
something. Birth is a ceremony. Birth is a transformation. So, my
art – my writing, my blog writing, my performing, my acting – has
gotten so much wider ever since I’ve witnessed birth. Because,
isn’t that what we do as actors? We breathe life into people. Isn’t
that what we do as writers? We breathe life into characters that
never existed before.” - Melissa Rose Hirsch on adding Doula as one
of her hyphens.  Multi-hyphenating is an art form – and how
you identify as one is up to you. By looking at it on paper, one
might not think being a Doula would belong in a theatre
multi-hyphenate persona – yet, Melissa Rose Hirsch does it. On top
of being a performer, song writer, and blog writer, Hirsch
beautifully interweaves the artistry of being a Doula into the rest
of her multi-hyphenate artistry.  In this episode, we talk
about how heartbreak and the industry viewing us a certain way
forced us to look inward and create artistry that feels more
personal and reflective of who we are.  “If I am going to be a
vessel for art, I would like to be a vessel for my own art.” 
Melissa Rose Hirsch is a singer, actor, writer, and birth doula. As
a theatre performer, she has acted Off Broadway and found most
passion in the development of new musical theatre works. Her
musical, Bradical and the Pink Socks, co written with Christopher
Hlinka and music by Preston Max Allen, has an upcoming performance
this fall! Melissa not only writes her own music, available on all
streaming platforms, but she most notably sang back up for PHISH at
Madison Square Garden. She runs the blog Charged Thoughts on
instagram, where she explores the human experience as romantically
as possible and reminds her readers through love, loss, healing,
and feeling, that “we are all the same, after all.” As a new birth
doula and a person who is deeply passionate about the bodies of
birthing people, Melissa finds fascination in all things birth,
whether that be breathing life into new characters, new songs, or
even new tiny humans. Follow along Melissa’s ride as a multi
hyphenate @melissarosehirsch and @chargedthoughts! Learn more about
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