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Utah performer and Ph.D. Jessica McCombs turned academic failure into a rockstar reinvention.
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Jessica McCombs performs as Pepper Rose Courtesy Photo Have you ever pictured yourself as a superhero, or wondered what your superpower would be? If you had a secret identity—like Ororo Munroe/Storm from X-Men —how would the two personas differ? Jessica McCombs, Ph.
D., is a pharmaceutical chemist selling high-end microscopes by day and a rock star by night. Her superpower is connection. McCombs transforms from a quirky introvert into a lioness prowling and owning the stage. I first met McCombs in 2023 as part of the Sankofa: Go Back and Get It cast at Salt Lake Acting Company.
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