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Written by Zach Dalton<\/em><\/p>\n

This issue\u2019s Folk of \u2018Noke is doing some really spectacular things both at the college and outside of it. Everyone give a friendly Maroon welcome to Lambda\u2019s very own and cockatoo enthusiast: Aspyn Totten! They are a senior from Tazewell, Virginia. Aspyn is involved with many things on campus, but most notably are with Theatre Roanoke College, Lambda\/RC Pride, the LGBTQ+ Advisory Council, and Roanoke Review. On top of that they are also a Diversity Peer Educator.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Theatre Roanoke College they have worked on costumes for shows including <\/span>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Enemy of the People<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Gods Are Fallen\/All Safety Gone,<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Appropriate<\/span><\/i>. The most recent show they have contributed to is Lauren Gunderson\u2019s <\/span>Silent Sky<\/span><\/i> which is a challenge in and of itself being done entirely in period clothing. The costuming experience comes from their notable thing done in their free time: drag performing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aspyn was one of the main planners in the Drag Ball Lambda was planning on hosting with CAB. \u201cMy first time in drag was at the Drag Ball my freshman year,\u201d Aspyn told us, \u201cSo 2018. After that, I started performing at the Park in Roanoke.\u201d This passion has led to Aspyn\u2019s very exciting opportunity coming up: a drag pageant happening at The Park. \u201cI am competing for Miss Gay United States Femme Fatale. It is a drag pageant for people who were assigned female at birth and perform as a queen in drag,\u201d Aspyn told <\/span>Brackety-Ack<\/span><\/i>. They are also partnered with Mister Gay United States MI (Male Impersonator). That one is meant \u201cfor people who were assigned female at birth but perform as kings in drag,\u201d they explained further. For those interested the pageant will be held at The Park on May 19-20, for more information visit The Park\u2019s Facebook page.<\/span><\/p>\n

Near the conclusion of the interview Aspyn was asked about some fond memories they have here at RC, to which they simply said, \u201cthere’s definitely a lot,\u201d and upon further thought said, \u201cI think my trip with OMA to NOLA is definitely up there, specifically the ghost tour.\u201d Once they are done here at Roanoke College they plan to head off to Richmond, Virginia and pursue a Masters in Social Work at the Virginia Commonwealth University. With that Aspyn plans \u201cto become a therapist and continue to do work in the LGBTQ+ community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As with every Folk they were asked about any shoutouts to give. Aspyn said, \u201cthere are so many shoutouts. Wes Brusseau, Jimmy Whited, Dr. Myers, Dr. Rosenthal, and Natasha Saunders have helped me so much while here. And of course,\u00a0 my partner in crime, Charlie Fry.\u201d Which triggered a memory for Aspyn and they excitedly said, \u201cI think my absolute favorite memory is when my roommate and I found a playlist of early 2000s meme music, and we literally laughed for an hour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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