Emily Cass McDonnell

08/10/20 • 59 min

Emily Cass McDonnell talks about growing up in Boulder, Colorado, how Creative Dream Work informs her as she builds a character, crafting a “bit” with Alan Alda on the way to the set of MARRIAGE STORY, & she also shares two monologues from her most recent stage appearances: Annie Baker’s THE ANTIPODES & Lucas Hnath’s THE THIN PLACE.

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Joaquina Kalukango

Joaquina joins me on Zoom to chat about who she was growing up in Atlanta, the high school production of SARAFINA! that propelled her towards a career in the theater, “The Dark Year” at The Juilliard School, being cut at an open call for the musical RENT, and what drew her to audition for, and ultimately star as, Kaneisha in Jeremy O. Harris’ SLAVE PLAY.

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Andréa Burns

Five months into the Broadway Shut Down due to the ongoing pandemic, Andréa sits down with me on Zoom to talk about growing up in a bi-cultural and bi-lingual household in Miami; finding her first best friend, two-time Tony winner, Katie Finneran; learning her value as actor; the origins of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD; working with Stephen Sondheim; and being in the room when all of the pieces came together during the developmental process of IN THE HEIGHTS.

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