Worldhopper Ball Interview with Shan and Shallan's Actors

About this episode

The episode features an interview with actors Savannah Carrasco and Emily Whitcomb about their experiences in the Worldhopper Ball.

Today we have a bit of a different episode, where we are interviewing two actors from the Worldhopper Ball. First we have Savannah Carrasco, who played Shallan in 2024's ball (and returned in 2025 as a dancer), and Emily Whitcomb, who played Shan Elariel in 2025's. This was lots of fun, so we hope you enjoy. We also have Evgeni (Argent), Eric (Chaos), and Ene (Aon Ene)! Savannah Carrasco's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialsavannahcarrasco/ Emily Whitcomb's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withsincerity_emilywhitcomb/ Lift the Bridge: https://www.instagram.com/liftthebridge/ 0:00:00 Introductions 0:04:03 Familiarity with cosmere 0:17:27 Savannah's experience 0:42:43 Emily's experience 1:13:09 Kliss and Shan 1:43:56 Embodying characters 1:55:30 What would you like to see in a future ball? If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard Purchase merch here! https://store.17thshard.com/ For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's…

People in this episode

Host: Shardcast

Guests: Savannah Carrasco, Emily Whitcomb

Topics covered

• Worldhopper Ball
• interview
• acting
• cosmere
• characters
• performance

Keywords

• Worldhopper Ball
• Savannah Carrasco
• Emily Whitcomb
• acting
• cosmere
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lift the Bridge, 17th Shard, Coppermind Wiki, Arcanum

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