We asked her to tell CityBeat readers about her life in New York, her insights into our local theater scene, and why she's back for this show. Let's start with my typical day. My lunch break is spent going back to Equity to do the audition, grabbing some to-go food at a deli on the way back. An insane schedule, yes. Actor's Equity is the union for professional actors and stage managers.
Membership ensures a certain pay scale and working conditions.
The decision to join is a difficult and important one in an actor's career. My theater degree hadn't prepared me for this, so I called upon my friends in the professional theater world for help. The advice of Ed Stern, Producing Artistic Director at Cincinnati Playhouse, stood out. Or, if you want more opportunity to work in theaters around the country, you should move to New York. So I did.