About this episode

Margo Hall shares her inspiring journey and experiences in the Bay Area theater scene.

Wow. I just finished an inspiring conversation with Bay Area Theater royalty, the incomparable Margo Hall. As an actress, she had made her presence felt on every major Bay Area stage from the rough and tumble Intersection for the Arts in the Mission to the big houses at ACT, BRep, and Cal Shakes. She's taught and mentored hundreds of theatre artists and directed over two dozen plays. Perhaps more importantly, she has shown many emerging theater artists how hustle, hard work, and a big heart can cut a path to a gratifying and successful career. As you can imagine, Margo is a spectacular storyteller. She recounted adventures and anecdotes from her beginnings in Detroit, Michigan, to her first professional gigs at Arena Stage in DC, and on to her decision to pull up stakes and move to the Bay Area, which, fortunately for all of us, became her home. You're in for a real treat. This conversation was recorded in front of a live audience at the Shotgun Studios on Friday, May 1st. As always, your feedback and suggestions are welcome at patrick@shotgunplayers.org . https://www.margohall.com/

People in this episode

Host: Patrick

Guest: Margo Hall

Topics covered

• theater
• storytelling
• mentorship
• career development
• Bay Area arts

Keywords

• Margo Hall
• theater
• Bay Area
• storytelling
• mentorship
• acting
• career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Intersection for the Arts, ACT, BRep, Cal Shakes, Arena Stage

Places: Bay Area, Detroit, Michigan

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