💌 A Note from Our CEO 📝
Hi listeners!
This week’s series is called Transformation; it’s the story of finding love within oneself before you can find love with someone else. When I listened to this story, I felt a personal connection to the main character Jennifer (starring Julianne Hough), and friends have messaged me to tell me that they resonate with her too. Jennifer is a 30-year old partner at a successful event-planning business, and her life is always on the go. She’s type-A, to a T. In the first story, Awaken, Jennifer realizes that she never takes time to slow down and discover herself or what she wants, and lives her life on a fast-paced treadmill – the only way she knows how. She meets retreat center caretaker Aspen, who teaches her the value of loving oneself and using that love as a lens through which to view the world. Instead of a meet cute between two people, we thought, how we might capture a meet cute moment between two versions of oneself?
We are so proud of the creative teams behind our stories. For the “Transformation” series, our General Manager Web, Lead Writer Rob, and Associate Editor Will worked closely with Canary House Productions, along with our talented casting director, producer, sound designer, and voice actors to turn the story into an immersive 15-minute audio rom-com. It takes a family and a labor of love to bring these stories to life three times a week and we could not be more excited that the entire series is live today (links to listen below).
It was very fun to explore the creative boundaries of a rom-com through this series. At Meet Cute, we are constantly finding ways to take the risks in storytelling that others shy away from because we believe that diversity only makes our stories better, funnier, more real, and more intimate.
Stay tuned below, in this special edition of our newsletter, for a Q+A with Julianne Hough herself! And for more, check out our featured stories this week in Deadline and People!
xoxo,
Naomi
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Canary House Productions & Meet Cute Present:
🌱 Transformation 🌿
In our first installment, Awaken, Jennifer arrives at Aspen’s retreat center and learns to listen to her inner voice. Listen now!
Then, in Return, Jennifer shares her newfound self-love with others and reclaims her career and community. Stream the second installment here!
Finally, Jennifer strikes out on her own in Evolve and meets Steve, a likeminded do-gooder. Check out the last part of Jennifer’s journey!
✨Meet Cute Spotlight: Q+A with Julianne Hough 💃
What inspired your Meet Cute series, Transformation?
I am a huge fan of romance and was inspired when we met with the team at Meet Cute. When we were putting together the story for “Transformation,” I was thinking about all the romantic comedies I’ve seen and loved, but how there weren’t that many that explored the characters’ relationships with themselves. So I wanted to create a romantic story that leads with the idea of self-love. To explore self-discovery and identity. To celebrate our transformation and the unpredictable journeys it takes to get there. This philosophy is the foundation of my company, Canary House Productions. I’m hopeful that our audience connects with all these themes and that they can bring them into their own lives.
What was it like to create and star in an audio-only romantic comedy?
I was so excited to be able to express myself as an artist! Especially in the thick of the pandemic when I wasn’t sure when I would be back on a set.
What message do you hope listeners take from Jennifer’s journey?
I hope people can see themselves and their journeys in Jennifer. I believe in helping people trust what’s already within them, helping others become the best versions of themselves. I always say, when we can truly connect to ourselves from the inside out, we are able to then relate to others around us, in a really authentic way. And when both of those things come together, we can experience the world in the way it was meant to be. Love.
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