# @hopecollege on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLAvoHPy1o_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31597544-hopecollege-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ebca1b713d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-17T18:16:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Hope College (@hopecollege) — https://gondola.cc/hopecollege

## Caption

From Hope to the big stage 🎭 🎥 (and back!)

Lydia Ruth Dawson '13, an English Literature and Musical Theater alum, is back at Hope this summer, performing with @hopereptheatre as Mary in Mary Poppins!

Her impressive post-Hope career includes performances Off-Broadway, on National Tours, in TV and Film, and even with the American Ballet Theatre.

"While at Hope, I was given the tools I needed to hone my craft while simultaneously discovering and expanding my own creative sensibilities. It was a safe space to learn and play and experiment and fail. Hope’s liberal arts education greatly enriched and contributed to my creative growth. As a result, I am a grounded, well-rounded, and adaptable artist and individual!"

#HopeAlumni #HopeRep #LiberalArts

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hopealumni, hoperep, liberalarts

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