Andréa Agosto has had a tough year by any measure.
In March, she not only lost all of the acting work she’d hoped to do in 2020, she also lost the teaching job that she loved at Chula Vista Middle School, where she ran a thriving drama program. Then six weeks later, the murder of George Floyd sent her into a tailspin of despair over both the tragedy itself and why it has taken so long for White Americans to recognize the injustices faced by Black Americans like herself.
But if the 33-year-old North Park resident’s roller coaster life journey is any indicator of what comes next, she’s bound to emerge in 2021 in a more positive and insightful place. Since she was a young “Army brat” growing up in Kansas City, Kansas, Agosto has found creative inspiration in difficult circumstances, even if she didn’t recognize it at the time.