A native daughter of Rensselaerville, New York, and 8th generation hilltowner, Taradwyn McCormick-Hostash is the founder and Artistic Director of R'ville Stage Creations, a 501c3 community theatre serving rural Albany, Greene & Schoharie counties. A proud storyteller and bard, legend tells of Tara being a natural performer, learning to whistle at the tender age of two and never stopping. After studying vocal performance at Schenectady County Community College and getting a kick ass education at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy's (AMDA) musical theatre conservatory program in New York City, she returned to her hometown to build her life and help grow the local theatre community.

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In 1995 Tara appereared in her first community theatre comedy at Conkling Hall in Rensselaerville, NY and instantly fell in love with storytelling to her neighbors in an intimate space. Since then, Tara has performed in over 35 amatuer and professional theatre productions in the Capital District of Albany, NY and surrounding areas. Most recently playing Morticia, the Addams matriarch in The Addams Family Musical, Oct '25 and a cameo as Trixie, the Usherette, in her visionary Rocky Horror productions of 2021 & 2022, in which she reimagined into a defunct carnival and took the audience for a wild ride through Frankenfurter's side show of oddities. She has also enjoyed gracing the stage as Asaka in Once on This Island, Matron Mama Morton in Chicago, and Whore #1 in Les Miserables, amoung others with various local theatres.

Taradwyn is called and honored to hold space for any person looking to hone their craft. In 2011 with a baby strapped to her chest, she directed her first show, Suessical at a nearby high school. Continuing to work with other school districts and community theatres, Tara has been the creative vision behind over 40 main stage musical, plays and cabarets!!! Including Little Shop of Horrors, The Addams Family Musical x 2, Suessical x 2, Annie x 2, The Rocky Horror Show x 2, Footloose, Arsenic & Old Lace, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, Cinderella, The Underpants, Alice in Wonderland Jr, The Crucible, A Midsummer Night's Dream and 3 self written cabarets. Tara currently sits on the board of directors at Conkling Hall. In her passion for storytelling in a safe space, Tara has hosted numerous workshops, camps, private lessons and improv classes over the past 12 years.

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Following in the bardic traditions of humans past, and walking the spiritual path of druidry, all of Taradwyn's art takes on a magikal feel. She is a modern Bard and ritualist, understanding her place as a conduit for recording and telling the stories of humanity to humanity. After finishing her studies in the bardic grade, Tara added 'dwyn' to her given name to create her magik name, Taradwyn. She is currently studying as an ovate in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD), UK and growing as a Candidate in the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA). Taradwyn sits on the council of the East Coast Gathering (ECG) as head ritualist. At the 2022 Dragon Oak OBOD Retreat, she presented her workshop "Musical Theatre and Awen" to a room full of intimidating pagans and survived. She has also presented the workshop Barding 101. Taradwyn continually cultivates her spiritual and professional path by attending many gatherings, classes, conferences & workshops, writing & performing rituals and weaving together every aspect of life into one beautiful existence.

Ever grateful to live in the same valley and drink of the same source for over 40 years, Taradwyn continues to reside in her family hometown of Rensselaerville, NY, one of the Helderberg Hilltowns, the northwest foothills to the Catskill Mountains. Nestled at the edges of Mahican hunting land sold to early Dutch settlers, once known as Mbeesuk, Taradwyn is eternally surrounded by breeze, family, friends, dog, woods, music on the hilltown air, and the local Goddess, we currently call her Myosotis.