SUSAN DERRY

Shoulders-up photo of Susan Derry on pale blue background. She wears a black gown with shoulder straps and her hair Is long and wavy.

SUMMER CABARET INTENSIVE

The Emily Dickinson Project

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This night was MAGIC, and not just cause I had the hottest date.

The DMV is where I’m from and got my start, so attending the Helen Hayes Awards as a nominee for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical means so much. Younger me is shook. Curre

New work is thrilling; vital and necessary. Emily Dickinson is one of my artistic heroes and bringing her words to musical life– my goodness. And we are just getting started. So much more to come.  ✨ At the risk of repeating Herself, I dwell in

There is nothing quite like sharing the stage with your students.

To do the work in front of them has been deeply humbling: to discover things I never learned, to fall apart and make mistakes, to be met with grace. It is thrilling and terrifying and

There was love all around….
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Still can’t believe that I got to be part of this scrumptious thing. Thank you amazing Maestra @erinfreeman1, The City Choir of DC @citychoirdc (the loveliest Iowa-stubborn folks!), and the out-of-this-worl