About this episode

Gillian Glasco discusses her journey as an actress and writer, touching on themes of storytelling, advocacy, and personal challenges.

Gillian Glasco is an actress and a writer based in New York City. Instagram and all episodes (00:00) Arkansas Roots And Finding Acting (03:07) Fences, Story, And Hope (06:16) Becoming A Storytelling Vessel (08:39) Ithaca Training And London (12:38) Feeling Marginalized In School (15:11) Advocating For Work By Artists Of Color (17:04) Rose In Fences As North Star (18:22) Showcase, Agent, And Doubt (21:05) Classical Theater Of Harlem Breakthrough (24:02) Belonging, Fandom, And Side Hustles (27:18) Restaurant Work And Survival (29:03) Painful Auditions And Rejection (33:10) Releasing Control After Auditions (36:04) Never Seriously Considering Quitting (39:22) Community, Lulls, And Living Fully (43:04) Writing, Family Rifts, And Healing (47:51) Jennings Versus Brown Begins (51:36) Arkansas Family History And Opportunity (54:42) Developing The Finished Draft (56:41) Favorite Playwrights And Family Stories (59:21) Movies, Algorithms, And Attention Spans (62:04) Success, Balance, And The Next Problem

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