In Conversation with LisaGay Hamilton (Part 1)

Lisa Gay Hamilton is that soul, that spirit that when she walks in a room, she changes the energy of the room. She's so authentic, so committed to excellence, so committed to cultural viability and cultural awareness. Lisa Gay produced and directed a wonderful documentary about a soldier, Hollywood theater Beah Richards. Lisa Gay was group 18, of 55 at Juilliard and in the time that we've known each other every single time we see each other, we just connect. We go in, we open up, we tell each other, not just how we're doing, but how our families are doing, what our families are doing, the significance of what it's like being a working mom in Hollywood. We go very deeply and that is very special and highly appreciated in a town where people are transient because you work with people, you become a family, and then the next job comes and you get a new family and the next job comes and you get a new family,but every time I see Lisa Gay Hamilton, she is that cousin, that sister, that friend who will always be family, so enjoy.

What You Will Hear
Experiences and opportunities attending and graduating from Juilliard
Being the only black student in her graduating class
Working with Lloyd Richards and moments of awe inspiring artistry
Evolution of arts
Athol Fugard and LisaGay’s first OBI
Beah Richards

Quotes
“I've always based my work on emotion.”
“What is it to be?” - Beah Richards
Mentioned
Juilliard
NYU
Yale
The Public Theater
12th Night
Lloyd Richards
August Wilson
The Piano Lesson
Kennedy Center
Eugene O’Neill
Audra McDonald
Manhattan Theater Club
Lady Hotspur
Joseph Papp

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