Category: Acting

Jody Prusan talks about her professional life as an actress, arts administrator, coach, and founder of a management company, and her passion for sharing the joys of live theater with children.

Host Sandi Klein talks to Emily Mann, the award-winning Artistic Director and Resident Playwright at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey. Mann is fresh off winning the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play - "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike". In 1994, just four years on the job at McCarter, she was honored with a Tony for Outstanding Regional Theater. In 2011 Mann was named the National Theater Conference's Person of the Year.

Our premiere episode of "The 51%" features comedic actress Julie Halston. Julie tells host Sandi Klein what it was like growing up on Long Island, her early days as a struggling actress, and what she's been up to lately. Julie also offers insight into what it takes to be a successful actress today. And of course, she talks about her famous guest spots on HBO's Sex and the City.