Russell Young Oral History Interview

Interviewee: Russell Young
Interviewer: Mike Jager
Interview Date: June 29, 2015
Location: Milagro Theatre, Portland, Oregon
Duration: 0:13:08
 

Russell J. Young begins the interview by introducing himself and speaking about how he became involved with Milagro. He explains that a personal project of his brought him to Portland where he met with Olga Sanchez and became affiliated with Milagro. Russell talks about his time as Milagro’s photographer and mentions some of the projects in which he has been involved. He goes on to talk about the Día de los Muertos book he created for the theatre. Russell shifts the discussion and recalls how both he and Milagro have grown over the years. According to him, working for Milagro has allowed him to see deeper into the world of theatre arts and allowed him to adapt what he has learned to his personal work. Moving on, Young talks about where he thinks Milagro is going and how much an impact the company has had on not only the community, but all of Portland and the arts world. He shares what he foresees for the future of both Milagro and himself. In conclusion, he speaks of the miracle of Milagro and shares some final words.

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Title

Russell Young Oral History Interview

Description

Russell J. Young begins the interview by introducing himself and speaking about how he became involved with Milagro. He explains that a personal project of his brought him to Portland where he met with Olga Sanchez and became affiliated with Milagro. Russell talks about his time as Milagro’s photographer and mentions some of the projects in which he has been involved. He goes on to talk about the Día de los Muertos book he created for the theatre. Russell shifts the discussion and recalls how both he and Milagro have grown over the years. According to him, working for Milagro has allowed him to see deeper into the world of theatre arts and allowed him to adapt what he has learned to his personal work. Moving on, Young talks about where he thinks Milagro is going and how much an impact the company has had on not only the community, but all of Portland and the arts world. He shares what he foresees for the future of both Milagro and himself. In conclusion, he speaks of the miracle of Milagro and shares some final words.

Creator

Russell Young

Source

Milagro (Miracle Theatre Group) Oral History Collection (OH 31)

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

June 29, 2015

Contributor

Mike Jager

Format

Born Digital

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

oh31-young-russell-20150629

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Mike Jager

Interviewee

Russell Young

Location

Milagro Theatre, Portland, Oregon

Original Format

Born Digital

Duration

0:13:08

OHMS Object

Interview Format

video