About this episode
Tuck chats with Encanto actor Jess Darrow about their experiences as a queer person in the entertainment industry.
Tuck chats with Encanto actor Jess Darrow (they/them) about working with Disney as outspoken queer person, singing the transest possible song for their Encanto audition, being queer-awakened by a certain Disney couple, and declaring pole dancing the most they/them hobby. Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear how Tuck and Jess met via goofing off on Letterboxd … plus Jess coming into their queerness while making Encanto; their mission to make Captain Hook gay; their big discovery about comedians; their takes on RATS and GREECE; their hot take on cishet relationships; and much more!!! Find Jess at @jessdarrow_ on IG and on IMDb. Find Tuck on book tour in Baltimore on Feb 12: RSVP here. Submit advice questions or AMA prompts via our new form ! Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: Blue Dot Sessions
People in this episode
Host: Tuck Woodstock
Guest: Jess Darrow
Topics covered
- queer representation
- Disney
- personal identity
- audition experiences
- pole dancing
- comedy
- relationships
Keywords
- queer
- Disney
- Encanto
- audition
- pole dancing
- comedy
- relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Disney
Books & works: Encanto, RATS, GREECE
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