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Photo by Emily Barbus see it,” she says. “The balance of dialogue and action is a difficult measurement to perfect.” In addition to staying active with musical theater, Mehrnaz also plays the bassoon in her high school wind ensemble, designs clothing through her school’s fashion club and practices photography. For now, she’s excited to work on producing “Inbox Full” for the stage. “I’m thrilled to have all my supportive friends and family actually see something I have worked on,” she says. After high school, Mehrnaz plans to major in creative writing and film studies for her undergraduate degree, and then focus on filmmaking and dramatic writing in graduate school. “The end plan is hopefully screenwriting,” she says.  ■ North Allegheny | Fall 2016 | icmags.com 15