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Charlayne Woodard
Actress Charlayne Woodard (who declines to call herself a playwright) talks about the creation of her one-actor shows Pretty Fire, Neat, In Real Life and her newest, The Night Watcher, currently in performance at Primary Stages in New York. And while she has chronicled segments of her life in plays, she further illuminates her career, discussing her leap from the church choir to performing theatrical works; her move to New York after college and the remarkable ease with which she got cast in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin'--only to find she needed to develop a true work ethic to retain her role; her struggle to be thought of as something more than just a musical performer and the opportunities she was given by Joseph Papp and later George C. Wolfe at The Public Theater; how as a writer she interacts with other playwrights, such as Suzan-Lori Parks, when performing in their works; her efforts to master a South African dialect sufficiently to please playwright and director Athol Fugard; and whether she has ever seen anyone else perform in one of her own solo works.
Original air date - October 12, 2009
Running Time - 58:28
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