Happy New Year, Friends! January 3rd is a very special day for me. 8 years ago, I turned in my badge and laptop, gathered my belongings and left corporate life. To celebrate, I met a friend for lunch by the beach and we ate burgers and drank champagne to toast the great scary amazing unknown. […]
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At the ballet: three lessons from working, but not working
Los Angeles was a busy place this past weekend. Anime Expo was on downtown. A couple of miles away, the Music Center theaters were producing Indecent and a ballet called Mayerling by the Royal Ballet at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion. And as we digested our Independence Day BBQs and many lay-people enjoyed long weekends, this […]
Challenge Accepted: The First 7 Days
It’s been a week! Somehow, I’ve managed to get online and find something to talk about for 7 days straight. For those of you who’ve joined me for this part of the journey, thank you. I’m super grateful to all of you who’ve tuned in and offered comments, questions, and even likes + shares! […]
Confessions from a Reluctant Leading Lady (part 2)
If you missed the introduction, you can find it here. After getting cast in one of my dream roles, I went through a roller coaster of emotions about what it meant to lead a show. With curtain weeks away, I’ve summarized what I’m learning from this process into lessons that I hope you can use […]
Life, Unscripted. Or, why everyone should take an improv class.
My job is to tell great stories. So is yours. Sometimes, the best stories are the ones that are told off the cuff – unrehearsed, unplanned, unscripted. One of the best pieces of advice I got as an actor was to take an improv class. Single best investment I have made in my career – […]
GreatSchools.org offers parents ways to teach kids life skills
I’ve been honored to provide voices for several characters in a series of animated parenting videos produced by Greatschools.org. Among the characters: Lan, a mother, Vanessa, a little girl, and several other children, moms and teachers along the way. Each video features a lesson on a specific life or academic skill, tailored to their child’s […]