Category: Acting

Choreographer brings Southern tradition to the big apple.

Get to know funny and talented Carol Tandava Henning, actress, stand-up comedienne and now ... belly dancer.

It must be something in the DNA. Susan and her daughter Pamela discuss their respective careers as successful stage actors, each with on and off-Broadway credits to her.

Meet Jessica Dermody, producer/director/writer and actress Lolita Brinkley. Their paths have come together in the production of Life Without Parole. The powerful 6-character play is based on the original transcripts and testimonies of inmates at the California Institution for Women at Chino who were convicted of killing their abusive partners. Jessica's the director, Lolita - one of the cast members. Our conversation extends well beyond the play to include their lives on stage, as well as in front of and behind the camera.

Actress/Producer Lorraine Rodriguez Reyes has a lot to talk about: growing up in the Bronx, getting her MFA from Harvard, spending a semester at the Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training, auditioning, performing and landing roles on stage, television and film, including "Mami Confessions," her one-woman show. Tune in to hear her tell-it-like-it is tale of 'making' it as a performer.