Ep341 – Mary Testa: No One Is Better At Cold Readings

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From loving TikTok to enjoying cold readings playing delightfully stupid characters Mary Testa is a talented actress who s not on a stardom path and never will be She starts off where her acting journey began choosing between law school and performing Ultimately she pursued the latter and eventually moved to New York in 1976 explaining why she just likes working on interesting things with people she loves She discusses self-taping auditions during the pandemic and that while she believes it s better to be in the room for auditions she understands the preliminary role of self-tapes Known for playing strong-willed characters Mary reflects on her career as a character actress She recalls asking Michael John LaChiusa to write a role for her as a very stupid character challenging the usual type casting she gets She also admits to loving cold readings the spontaneity and the challenges that come with them Reflecting on her journey she gets real as she talks about perfectionism how insecurities can lead to tyrannical behavior and why self-awareness and being comfortable in your own skin is important to keep you grounded Mary Testa is an actress with a phenomenal career spanning almost 50 years which includes 12 Broadway shows such as Oklahoma 42nd Street and On the Town resulting in her three Tony Award nominations Her TV and film credits beginning in 1979 include Cagney Lacey Sex and the City Whoopi The Battery s Down Eat Pray Love and The Good Fight The Blacklist and many many more She s been a part of the Ratatouille the TikTok musical and is an experienced voiceover artist She can be heard in the podcast comedy TWITS A Streampunk Distraction available everywhere you find your podcasts Connect with Mary Instagram marytesta actress Listen to TWITS http bpn fm twits Connect with The Theatre Podcast Support the podcast on Patreon Patreon com TheTheatrePodcast YouTube YouTube com TheTheatrePodcast Threads Twitter Instagram theatre podcast TikTok thetheatrepodcast Facebook com OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast com My personal Instagram alanseales Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoicesClick here to visit this podcast episode

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