Former classical actress and equity-centered coach Megan Dowd joins Lauri Smith to unpack why the hardest role, on stage or in leadership, is the one with nothing to hide behind: yourself.
From a Shakespeare stage ruled by “the way it's always done” to a skipped safety rehearsal that pushed her off the stage for good, Megan reveals why convenience is never worth someone else's safety.
We talk clown training and the art of reading a room with nothing spoken, the role that taught her to command a stage with nothing but herself, and the question she now asks every client: what's the inconvenient truth of this season of your life?
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