CortneyJo Sandidge is deeply grateful to return to the stage after a 13-year hiatus. A graduate of Paseo Academy of the Performing Arts, she later studied at American Musical and Dramatic Academy and earned her B.A. in Theatre (Performance) from University of Missouri–Columbia. Favorite roles include Esther (Intimate Apparel), Miss Leah (Flyin’ West), and Dorinea (Monsieur Baptiste), praised by the Columbia Daily Tribune as “wonderfully commanding.” Returning in this season of life feels both brave and joyful, a reminder that the arts never truly leave us; they simply wait for us to come home.