Hi, I’m Vanessa. What’s your name?
I am the daughter of Brazilian parents who immigrated to the Unites States.
I am the product of two people who risked everything so I can be here, in front of you, telling a story.
INTEVIEWS:
American Theatre, Vanessa Severo, Joanie Schultz, and Theatre That Sticks With You, 2024.
American Theatre, A New Old West in Shane, 2023
Dramatists Magazine, 10 Questions with Vanessa Severo, 2021
Portland Center Stage Spotlights Frida Kahlo, Oregon Public Radio, 2021 (radio interview)
6 Theater Workers You Should Know, American Theatre, 2018
Five things you don’t know about Vanessa Severo, In Kansas City, 2019
What’s on My Desk: playwright Vanessa Severo (youtube), Kansas City Star, 2019
Vanessa Severo Just Keeps Moving, The Pitch, 2014
Inside Scoop: Vanessa Severo, KC Parent, 2013