Author: Zieozi Olen

Zieozi Katharine Olen is the author of the novel Until Color Found Me and co-author, with her twin brother, of two books. She plays lead roles in theater and musical theater and also enjoys drawing and ballet. Zieozi is a junior at the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut.

Theater | Zieozi

My Summer of Acting Lessons with Gabriel Levey
ByZieozi Olen September 5, 2026October 17, 2026

At a glance: Private acting lessons in summer 2026 with actor and acting coach Gabriel Levey in Western Massachusetts, working on monologues from Vanya, Lungs, Everybody and Romeo and Juliet. This summer, I took acting lessons with Gabriel “Gabe” Levey. Gabe is a very accomplished actor, teacher, and coach based in Western Massachusetts. Most of...

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Theater | Zieozi

Still Becoming: What Every Role Has Taught Me
ByZieozi Olen July 17, 2026October 17, 2026

At a glance: Zieozi traces her path through theater, from Wilbur in Charlotte's Web in fifth grade to Jester in Melanie Guerin's original musical The Burrow at Loomis Chaffee. Along the way she won an individual acting award from the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild. People sometimes ask me when I decided I wanted to be...

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Art | Zieozi

Behind My Graphics of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
ByZieozi Olen June 29, 2026October 17, 2026

At a glance: A graphic-design series for Loomis Chaffee's black-box production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (October 2025), in which Zieozi played Helena. She built it in Canva, Photoshop and PowerPoint between December and June. Back in December, I randomly got the sudden urge to try graphic design. After spending way too long scrolling through...

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Art | Zieozi

New Year, New Sketches
ByZieozi Olen January 4, 2026October 17, 2026

At a glance: Four character studies Zieozi drew over winter break 2025 to 2026, practicing poses, expressions and line weight from her Drawing I class at Loomis Chaffee. Welcome to my little art blog!!! Over the past three days of winter break into the new year (Happy New Year!!), I’ve been working on a few...

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Ballet | Zieozi

From Brace to Barre: How Scoliosis Shaped My Path to Dance
ByZieozi Olen August 31, 2025October 17, 2026

At a glance: Zieozi began ballet at 13, after two years in a brace for scoliosis. She trains at the Massachusetts Academy of Ballet in Holyoke with former professional dancers Rose and Charles Flachs. When most people picture a ballet dancer, they probably imagine someone with perfect lines and oversplits who went en pointe upon...

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