Samara Follette encountered something unexpected on the path to New York City last year for a prestigious high school theater program: fellow Nebraskans with Broadway chops.
While in the Big Apple, the 2024 Lincoln Northeast graduate received coaching from two Broadway veterans from her home state. For Follette, it proved transformational.
“Knowing that people … were in the exact same place I’m in and wanted it just as badly as I did and continued to go after it until they were successful, despite what people were saying and the odds of doing it from Nebraska, is the most inspiring thing in the world.”…