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About me

Gender	Female
Occupation	Writer/Playwright
Location	United States
Introduction	Mary Catherine Charest — "Queen Bee" Ms. Charest has written for several different publishers as well as newspaper editorials. She also multitasks by tending bees, and planning a self-sufficient lifestyle at her farm in three years. Her interviewees include a number of remarkable people such as Jim Lehrer of PBS fame, Harlan Coben – mystery author, Jeannine Vegh, M.A., M.F.T.I. Author of Absent Hearts, Missing Pieces: The Story of a Survivor, Joanne Zipay, founder, artistic director and education director of NYC’s award-winning Judith Shakespeare Company, Giovannella Stianti Mascheroni, owner of Volpaia Winery in Italy, Randy Gener - New York-based writer and theater critic, and Canadian playwright David Carley in regards to his staged version of Margaret Atwood’s The Edible Woman in Canada. Ms. Charest is a fine artist as well, makes wine and hopes to make mead from some of that fine honey her bees create! Ms. Charest believes in "lending a helping hand" and is heavily lobbying for several Domestic Violence Bills in New Jersey (USA), one of which was introduced in New Jersey Legislature, now has three sponsors, and is finally being considered for passage.
Interests	Fine Arts, Farm animals, Writing, Playwrighting, Directing, Self-Sufficient Lifestyles, Tiny Homes, odd recipes, Gluten Free/Allergy Free Foods, Honey Bees, Rambouillet Sheep, Ring-necked Pheasants, Friesian Horses, Helping People, Audrey Hepburn quotes, Theater, Musicals, any kind of Writing, and watching God make the impossible possible!
Favorite movies	To name a few —My Fair Lady (movie), Xena (series), Hercules (series), Bonanza (series) Hoss is my fav!, The new Narnia Movies, Phantom of the Opera (movie), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (movie),Mary Poppins (movie), and Les Miserables (movie).
Favorite music	Musicals, Classical, Jazz, Boney James, Sarah Brightman, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, NPR Music, and Instrumental to name a few.
Favorite books	Far too many to list - So I'll just list the Topics: Anything on Self-Sufficient Living, Tiny Homes, Farming, Running away from Life, Animals, Fantasy, Art, Plays, and my latest favorite: Power in Praise by Merlin R. Carothers (recommended for anyone at the end of their rope!)