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Michelle Murray

Michelle Sprout Murray lives in Mason City with her husband, Marc. She earned a BA in Communication from Wartburg College and an MA in Communication Studies from University of Northern Iowa. Throughout her career, she has taught communication, writing, literature, and humanities courses at several universities. Her passion for writing continued alongside her teaching and theatre work. Michelle wrote for newspapers and publications and recently released her first book, Amazing Iowa through Reedy Press. Michelle has directed in nearly every place she has lived, with her favorite show being Over the River and Through the Woods. Michelle’s favorite place is still onstage. During college and graduate school, she performed at Cedar Falls Community Theatre and Waterloo Community Playhouse, while also doing backstage work for UNI productions. Some of Michelle’s favorite roles include Sister Amnesia in Nunsense at BrickStreet Theatre; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change at MCCT and with Charles City’s Stony Point Players. She also enjoyed a brief appearance in the film Field of Dreams. Most recently, she embraced the role of Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music for the Music Man Square/Stebens Children’s Theatre collaboration at NIACC. Michelle thanks Marc for his support and sends love to her two sons, Nic and Noah. She is thrilled to be involved with CST for the first time and grateful for the support of friends and family in the audience. Fun fact: Michelle and Marc are co-owners of Birdsall’s Ice Cream in Mason City. Life is truly sweet!