{"id":3823,"date":"2025-10-14T21:18:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T21:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grct.org\/classes\/?page_id=3823"},"modified":"2026-08-06T13:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:26:41","slug":"dez-begay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grct.org\/classes\/teaching-artists\/dez-begay\/","title":{"rendered":"DEZ BEGAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DEZ BEGAY<\/h1>\n

she\/her<\/em><\/p>\n

Costuming, Makeup, Technical Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dez has worked on over 60 productions in the West Michigan area. For over a decade, she has enjoyed being involved in the community in many different roles. Her theatre career includes Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Circle Theatre, Grand Rapids Opera, Grand Rapids Ballet, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Comstock Park High School, and Northview High School. Some of her favorite productions to be involved with are Sister Act (2016) and Once on this Island (2023) at GRCT, Catch Me If You Can (2015) and Dreamgirls (2025) at Circle Theatre. Additionally, Dez is part of the Stagehand union, IATSE local 26, where she\u2019s been a dresser for shows such as: The Lion King (2025) at Miller Auditorium and Wicked (2024) at Broadway GR. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSpecial thanks to the audience for being here, the theatre community for shaping me and Sam and Ean for loving me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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What inspires you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Experiencing life as it comes <\/em><\/p>\n

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Who is your favorite fictional character?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steven Universe<\/em><\/p>\n

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What was your favorite after-school snack?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My mom’s frybread<\/em><\/p>\n

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