Though she is a self-proclaimed hometown girl from Maroa, Ill., Olivia “Liv” Crabtree’s aspirations for her future career reach far beyond Central Illinois. Currently a sophomore majoring in at ¼ϲʹٷվ University, Liv hopes to one day direct, produce and star in her own work on Broadway.
¼ϲʹٷվ’s College of Fine Arts proved to be the perfect avenue to continue her journey toward achieving her goals on the big stage. Liv already felt at home at ¼ϲʹٷվ, having frequently visited campus with her mother, a ¼ϲʹٷվ University alumna while she was growing up. Liv was also drawn in by having a top-ranked musical theatre program nearby, meaning she could stay at home and attend classes as a commuter student.
Like most musical theatre students in ¼ϲʹٷվ University’s , Liv came to ¼ϲʹٷվ with a decorated background of roles and performances under her belt. This past summer, Liv starred as Belle in “Beauty and the Beast,” for Mid-Summer Movement Productions out of Oreana, Ill. Her experiences in ¼ϲʹٷվ’s musical theatre program, however, have piqued her interest in all aspects of theatre.