Director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg and Actor Jorge Rodriguez Talk SD REP’s, ‘My Manana Comes’
Sonneberg and Rodriguez give the scoop about the show, rehearsing, acting in San Diego and more
Sonneberg and Rodriguez give the scoop about the show, rehearsing, acting in San Diego and more
“I think you kind of have to embrace the unknown if you’re an actor.” – Jorja Fox
“I am usually very well prepared. If you’re a surgeon, you’ve got to know what you’re going to take out today.” – John Turturro
“I think you’re a better actor the less people know about you period. And sexuality is a huge part of that.” – Matt Damon
“When I do not “jump and play” in the room, it is difficult to leave the audition in the room” – Jadyn Wong
The cast, led by both Hendersen and Jones, is outstanding. Hendersen, who never leaves the stage during the show, commands attention.
Before watching the series premiere, check out this Screen Actors Guild Foundation Conversations video from earlier this year featuring Brooklyn Nine-Nine stars Andy Samberg and more.
Engel was in the original production on Broadway 32 years ago.
In June, Townsend made his Broadway debut in the long-running crowdpleaser, Mamma Mia.
Stroker, who has been in a wheelchair since being involved in a car accident aged 2, says that life in a wheelchair enables her to “think more creatively.”
“There were a few years here and there that were more stagnant, but in some ways it’s the times when you’re not working that you appreciate work all the more.” – Elijah Wood
“Actors get an undeserved amount of credit when a movie works. The same is true when it doesn’t work. So you kind of take the good with the bad” – Ryan Reynolds
Directed by Steve Glaudini with a book by John August and lyrics by Tony nominee Andrew Lippa, the show is a treat to watch.
“I’m not doing what anyone else wouldn’t do. You get cancer, you try to cure cancer” – Krysta Rodriguez
“If I’m playing a villain I love looking for the virtues, and if I’m playing a hero I like looking for the mistakes” – Joel Edgerton
Jada Pinkett Smith shares plenty of funny and inspirational stories from her career in this video conversation
“I tried to infect myself with him. Get him into my system. It was important to get his gait, his riding style.” – Ben Foster on Playing Lance Armstrong
“Once we get into the performances, I try to put the writer in a box and just live in the moment.” – Actor and Writer Michael Laurence on his new play, Hamlet in Bed
Erica, who played Tar Ecklund in The Fighter, will be also appearing in Joy, a biopic about Joy Mangano.
“You get to fully excavate and navigate and explore the world of the character that you don’t necessarily get doing a play which is 2 to 3 hours of a segment of someone’s life.” – Austin Basis on working on a long-running TV show