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Jordan Barrow is currently making his Broadway debut as the principal role of Boq in "Wicked", making him the first black actor to play the role in North America. He talks about how he got into performing—from joining a theatre camp to doing voiceover work and getting his first professional job when he was 13. He shares how didn't sing until he was 11 and even cried after getting the role of Danny Zuko and finding out he had to sing in front of people for a Grease musical in a summer camp. Jordan explains why he decided to go to school instead of pursuing acting right away (his agent ended up dropping him eventually). He shares his career journey from auditioning for Shakespeare in the Park in 2015 to booking a guest starring part on “POSE”. Jordan gets real about how the pandemic affected his work, wherein he lost 14 weeks of work removed, but despite that, it was also during the pandemic that he auditioned for "Wicked" and got the role of Boq. He shares that it was his fifth time auditioning and that he did not give up thanks to his mindset of how every audition is an audition for the next thing. He recalls his Broadway debut and what the experience was like, doing spot-check rehearsals, and what makes his work exciting and fresh. Jordan Barrow is an actor based in New York City currently making his Broadway debut as the principal role of Boq in "Wicked". He graduated from the University of Michigan in the Musical Theatre program and holds a certificate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Shakespeare in Performance program. His other stage credits include "Sousatzka", "America V 2.1: The Sad Demise and Eventual Extinction of the American Negro", "Witness Uganda", "Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road", "The Tempest", "Hairspray" and "Peter Pan". He has appeared in several movies and tv shows, including "POSE", "Broad City", and "Amy and Peter are Getting Divorced". Connect with Jordan: Twitter: @jordant_b Instagram: @jordant_b Website: jordan-barrow.com Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway News: Brittney Johnson made history as the first Black Glinda on Broadway on Valentine's Day! Broadway theaters will still require audience members to wear masks and show proof of vaccination for entry through April 30. “American Utopia” has extended its Broadway run through April 3. This is the final extension of the show, which has been playing the St. James Theatre since Sept. 17, 2021. “American Utopia” was originally scheduled to run through March 6. Cast albums by release date: Love in Hate Nation by Joe Iconis, Witness Uganda and Space Dogs (Feb 11); Flying Over Sunset (Feb 18); Back to the Future (London - March 11); Assassins (March 18)   West Side Story is arriving on Disney+ on March 2. Newsies will celebrate 10 years with a reunion of the Broadway and tour cast at 54 Below on March 28th and 29th. Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, moves into its final week of performances. Casting: Elizabeth Teeter will take on the role of Lydia when Beetlejuice returns to Broadway this spring. Teeter, who recently led the Off-Broadway musical The Secret Life of Bees, will star alongside Alex Brightman as Beetlejuice. Returning original cast members include Kerry Butler, Adam Dannheisser, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Kelvin Moon Loh, Danny Rutigliano and Dana Steingold. Amber Grey will play Banquo in Macbeth this spring. She joins previously announced Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga in the upcoming revival, directed by Sam Gold. Maria Dizzia will play Lady Macduff, opposite Grantham Coleman as Macduff.  SIX North American tour tour will feature Khaila Wilcoxon as Catherine of Aragon, Storm Lever as Anne Boleyn, Jasmine Forsberg as Jane Seymour, Olivia Donalson as Anna of Cleves, Didi Romero as Katherine Howard, and Gabriela Carrillo as Catherine Parr.  The upcoming Broadway musical Paradise Square has announced its complete 40-member cast, which includes Tony nominees Joaquina Kalukango and John Dossett, and Chilina Kennedy. Rehearsals are underway for the production that will begin previews March 15 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Following its 2019 world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Paradise Square will officially open on Broadway April 3. Find co-hosts on Twitter at @AyannaPrescod, @CLewisReviews, and @TheMartinAcuna. Subscribe To BPN's newsletter HERE. Follow @BwayPodNetwork on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We Finally Got “Music Man” Reviews, Baz is Leaving Daily Mail, “Witness Uganda” Album Out Now (Apologies about the audio balance for the first 1:00 of this episode!) “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback read more The post Today on Broadway: Monday, February 14, 2022 appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Beloved medical drama THE GOOD DOCTOR has a lot to teach us. Beyond its premise—following the evolution of Dr. Shaun Murphy, a physician on the autism spectrum, and the hospital and its employees around him—and beyond its weekly case, the ABC television series also demonstrates the use of the strengths model in foreign aid. Expert Ana Jiménez-Bautista taught us the definition and importance of the strengths model in last week's episode “Witness Uganda and Ethical Foreign Aid.” So this week, we connect musical theatre to television, Witness Uganda to The Good Doctor. Witness Uganda creator Griffin Matthews also emphasized the importance of international travel during last episode's discussion. In this mini-episode, we also look to Rick Steves for his decades-worth of thoughts on how traveling is a political act and the greatest weapon against hate. Watch The Good Doctor on ABC or Hulu. Read “Rick Steves Wants to Set You Free” by Sam Anderson. Listen to the full episode on “OSLO and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” Connect with your host! Ruthiefierberg.com  IG: @whywetheater / T: @whywetheater IG: @ruthiefierceberg / T: @RuthiesATrain Why We Theater is a product of the Broadway Podcast Network produced by Alan Seales and edited by Derek Gunther.  Our theme music is by Benjamin Velez. Hear more at BenjaminVelez.com. Special thanks to Leigh Silverman, Suzanne Chipkin, Wesley Birdsall, Elena Mayer, Patrick Taylor, and Dori Berinstein.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Powerhouse theatre-writing duo Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews join us to talk about their moving and personal musical, Witness Uganda (previously known as Invisible Thread when it premiered Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre). Inspired by couple's separate real-life experiences traveling to Africa—specifically Griffin's trip to Uganda—the story follows the character Griffin as he meets and tries to help five Ugandan teens, first by teaching them himself and then by sponsoring their education when he returns to New York. But is this the kind of help they want or need?  The musical asks many questions about altruism, public health, voluntourism, and the ethics of foreign aid. What does it look like to offer aid, particularly from the United States to a developing nation? Experts Afam Onyema of the GEANCO Foundation—which is simultaneously based in the U.S. and Nigeria (where it serves local Afridans)—and Ana Jimenez-Bautista, the director of Field Practice at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, join us for this fascinating conversation about what it really means to help and how we can offer assistance in the most useful ways. Create the change Ask how to serve, rather than offering what you think is needed. Challenge your ideas of what education looks like. Get a passport and travel! Support local businesses while traveling. 6 Ways to Travel More Responsibly Learn more about the ethics of international volunteering. When choosing a volunteer program, you *want* to see these words: collaboration, cultural sensitivity, cultural integration, reflection. Pick up a copy of The Volunteer Traveler's Handbook at your local independent bookstore. Donate to the GEANCO Foundation, or get in touch to offer other ways to serve. Read about volunteering and voluntourism. Find responsible travel guides here. Avoid poverty tourism. Read this article about ending colonialism in global health. Referred to in this episode Witness Uganda, keep track of the musical and its developments The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles, CA Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Department of Field Practice What is cultural competence? The Ibo tribe in Nigeria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Summary Aisha Jackson is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about her time auditioning for regional theaters, off-Broadway and Broadway shows like Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. As the first African-American woman to portray the role of Anna on the Broadway stage in Disney's Frozen, Aisha gives us insight into auditioning for roles that go against traditional casting models. Intro to this Episode In this episode of “In The Holding Room” Princess Month continues with the performer who was the first African-American woman to play the role of Princess Anna in the original Broadway cast of Disney's Frozen, Aisha Jackson. She has performed in regional theaters in such shows as A Bronx Tale, Memphis, Once on this Island, and Legally Blonde. Off-Broadway she was seen in Invisible Thread (aka Witness Uganda). On Broadway, she was also in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and in the original Broadway cast of Frozen. She gives amazing advice on how to handle rejection by turning it into a positive, as well as how to audition for roles that are historically cast in a more “traditional way.” Resources: For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com Engage with the show: Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom Instagram: @in_the_holding_room Website: intheholdingroom.com Disney Princess The Concert Info & Tickets: www.DisneyPrincessConcert.com 

Episode Summary Aisha Jackson is in our “Performer Spotlight” and she talks to us about her time auditioning for regional theaters, off-Broadway and Broadway shows like Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. As the first African-American woman to portray the role of Anna on the Broadway stage in Disney's Frozen, Aisha gives us insight into auditioning for roles that go against traditional casting models. Intro to this Episode In this episode of “In The Holding Room” Princess Month continues with the performer who was the first African-American woman to play the role of Princess Anna in the original Broadway cast of Disney's Frozen, Aisha Jackson. She has performed in regional theaters in such shows as A Bronx Tale, Memphis, Once on this Island, and Legally Blonde. Off-Broadway she was seen in Invisible Thread (aka Witness Uganda). On Broadway, she was also in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and in the original Broadway cast of Frozen. She gives amazing advice on how to handle rejection by turning it into a positive, as well as how to audition for roles that are historically cast in a more “traditional way.” Resources: For all your audition needs including sheet music, tracks, monologues, advice and so much more visit: PerformerStuff.com Engage with the show: Facebook: Facebook.com/InTheHoldingRoom Instagram: @in_the_holding_room Website: intheholdingroom.com Disney Princess The Concert Info & Tickets: www.DisneyPrincessConcert.com 

Griffin Matthews is an actor, activist and raises chickens. You might remember him playing the role of D'Unte in the third season of the Netflix series Dear White People. He's also been on the series Ballers and Law and Order: SVU. More recently, Matthews can be found stealing scenes (in the best way possible) on the HBO Max series The Flight Attendant. He also co-wrote the documentary musical, Witness Uganda which is based off the true story of Matthews' humanitarian trips to Uganda.

Writer, Director, Producer & Actor Griffin Matthews sits down with Denise to openly discuss the pain he's suffered & the healing he's done from Off-Broadway ("Invisible Thread") to Hollywood ("Dear White People," "Ballers") and everywhere in between. He leaves us with many takeaways including this gem, "even if you don't need therapy...Go!"   About Griffin Matthews:  He is recently known for a viral video entitled "Dear Amy Cooper: Broadway is Racist" that garnered over a million views across social media platforms and started the revolution to reform the American Theatre in light of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Griffin co-wrote and directed the award-winning west coast premier of Witness Uganda at The Wallis Theater. He starred Off-Broadway in Invisible Thread (aka Witness Uganda) at Second Stage as well as the American Repertory Theater in Boston, MA. He recently directed Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo and Shoshana Bean’s Holiday Concert at the Apollo Theater, as well as Tony Winner Leslie Odom Jr’s debut concert for his residency at the McKittrick Hotel. Griffin co-wrote The Family Project, alongside Matt Gould, their newest documentary musical about the ever-changing face of the American family. As an actor, Griffin joined the cast of Dear White People on Netflix as "D'Unte" and quickly became a fan favorite. He is currently starring alongside Kaley Cuoco in The Flight Attendant for HBO Max to be premiered in 2021.

This week Lee Lessack and Robert Bannon welcome Singers.Songwriters.Actors. Husbands- Matt Gould & Griffin Matthews live to talk music, theater, and babies! Matt Gould is the composer and writer of "Witness Uganda" and the upcoming Broadway show "Lempicka." Griffin Matthews can be seen in Netflix's "Dear White People" and the upcoming HBO Max Series, "The Flight Attendant." Join us each week as we welcome some of the biggest and the best LIVE Thursday night! Do not forget to subscribe!

The week after George Floyd was killed, Griffin Matthews posted a video on his instagram feed speaking up about his personal experience with Broadway being racist. The video went viral and the conversation about racism in the American theatre exploded. See, though you may recognize Griffin as D’Unte on the television show Dear White People, he’s also the creator of an auto-biographical documentary musical called Witness Uganda. And my friends, I can tell you that Witness Uganda is an astonishing piece of art. I know because, starting in 2010, I was Griffin’s assistant on the show. What’s been heartbreaking is that over its years of development, Witness Uganda got derailed due to what can only really be called white-washing. In this episode, Griffin Matthews tells the story of his experience developing Witness Uganda and shares why art can be the most powerful form of activism. Listen now, and for show notes and to join the Voice Body Connection Membership Community visit www.voicebodyconnection.com/podcast.

MusicIntroduction - Pondering Profundity (Part Two), Odd Expressions, The Kris Johnson GroupInternal Music - Stand Your Ground, Odd Expressions, The Kris Johnson GroupOutro - For Browne, Odd Expressions, The Kris Johnson GroupAbout Black Theatre MattersBlack Theatre Matters is a bi-weekly podcast covering the intersection between culture, politics, and Blackness. Black Theatre Matters explores the various plays, people, and topics of importance to Black Theatre, the production elements and unique dynamics of Black Theatre. In other words, Black Theatre matters.A program of Plowshares Theatre Company, BTM is designed to be a liberal arts resource dedicated to supporting, documenting and celebrating the achievements of Black theatre artists throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.Subscribe to Black Theatre Matters in Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and wherever to listen to podcasts.Also, like and follow us on:Instagram, Facebook and Twitter: @blacktheatremattersWebsite: https://blacktheatrematters.org where we have additional articles on Black Theatre as well as a comprehensive listing of Black Theatre in America or follow the hashtag #BlackTheatreMatters. Finally, email us at gary@blacktheatrematters.org with your thoughts.

Today, we turn the mic over to Tyrone Davis, Jr. A cast member of Off-Broadway's Witness Uganda and Broadway's Waitress, he was arrested earlier this week for peaceful protesting in support of Black Lives Matter. We asked him to share what the experience was like. Here's Tyrone Davis, Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we turn the mic over to Griffin Matthews. He is one of the writers of Witness Uganda, which premiered at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge before coming to New York's Second Stage Theater. Earlier this year, the show made its West Coast Premiere at the Wallis Annenberg Center of the Performing Arts. This week, he posted a video to his IGTV titled "Dear Amy Cooper" and has allowed us to reshape the audio with you. Here's Griffin Matthews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1,252 black people have been shot and killed by police since January 1st, 2015 (NPR and The Washington Post). I want you to use these 1,252 seconds to educate yourself and contribute. Look at this document for petitions, places to donate, bail funds, and books to read. There is also a specific section of essential reading for theatre-makers that I encourage you to check out. Griffin Matthews, writer, composer, and lyricist of Witness Uganda (or Invisible Thread) speaks up about why Broadway is racist here. And last, but not least; use this time to be aware of who is creating the content you are consuming. Maybe begin listening to a podcast with a creator of color, or embark reading a play by a black playwright. America is based on capitalism; we create the world we live in through what we choose to consume.

"Your gifts will make space for you." Joe loves a quote and Aisha Jackson is FULL of them. Ok. So Dan is in Waitress, Joe is Frozen, Aisha has done both. So we obviously had to call her!  We pose the tough questions like ... "Which show do you like more?" and "What do you like most about Joe's performance?" Totally kidding. We spend an hour with Aisha and talk about everything from getting fired, the heartbreak that goes with having to choose between jobs, and race in musical theater. We talk about building Broadway shows from audition to previews, and possibly the most intense audition story you've ever heard. Her credits include Beautiful, Waitress, Frozen, and, one of Joe and Dan's favorite off-Broadway shows, Witness Uganda. Also Aisha just got a HUGE job that will become public soon, but WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT!! But we will :)

YUPPP!! It was only right I bring my brother back on the show. We facetimed and had a great conversation. We talked about his time in LA performing "Witness Uganda", all the different celebrities and people that came to see this show, doing a show that means something, to having real conversation about not saying too much and realizing that you have control of your life right NOW. We talked about expectations and just had a great conversation that I hope will lead by example and get you all talking too. Inspired as always by him, I hope he can do the same for you. Instagram: @jordant_b Instagram: @suburbandope

Whats going on Folks! back with your weekly episode, The first part of this episode is about my trip to LA last weekend with the family. It was much needed, my first time being to LA, and for the first time my parents have accepted my comedy and it feels good to FEEL the support. My sister graduated and I still cant believe it, My brothers new show called "Witness Uganda" is a MUST see, super thought provoking and honest. LA wants to be NY but it cant lol! after my weekend, we go into the MESS lol! I end this weeks episode with a history lesson while I tell Liam Neeson to eat a DIick! like, share, review, subscribe. February 17th I have a show with the homies at The New Edison Lounge in Baltimore MD, I will be hosting. TELL SOMEBODY! Enjoy this episode

8.9 out of 10 - A GREAT SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com Feb 4 - 23, 2019  Devastated when his New York City church kicks him out for being gay, Griffin escapes across the world to volunteer in a small village. His "good intentions" are tested against the backdrop of an incurable epidemic, corruption and a dangerous abduction that leaves him questioning everything he has ever known.

Nicolette Robinson is an award winning actress and was most recently cast as Jenna , the lead in the Broadway musical, "Waitress."  Born and raised in Los Angeles and married to the Hamilton Tony Award winning actor Leslie Odom Jr. , Nicolette opens up about her struggles and triumphs and takes us on an emotional journey that gives listeners an honest and beautiful account of what is is to live the life of an artist. This fall, Robinson made her Broadway debut stepping into the lead role of “Jenna” in the multiple Tony Award nominated musical, WAITRESS. With a book by Jessie Nelson, music by Sara Bareilles, and direction by Diane Paulus, the show has played to full audiences over almost 1,000 performances. On September 4, 2018, Robinson became the first African-American woman and the first mother to play the lead role. Robinson appeared Off-Broadway in the 2015 production of BROOKLYNITE at the Vineyard Theatre, directed by Michael Mayer from a book he co-wrote with Peter Lerman, which earned a 2015 Off Broadway Alliance Award nomination for Best New Musical. She also starred in the new musical, INVISIBLE THREAD, for director Diane Paulus and Second Stage Theatre. Of her performance, Time Out New York wrote that Robinson was “poised and possessed of an ethereal soprano… marvelous.” INVISIBLE THREAD began its life as WITNESS UGANDA – in which Robinson also starred – with book, music, and lyrics by Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews. It was based on the true story of Matthews' humanitarian trips to Uganda, and his work to fund his nonprofit, Uganda Project. The musical premiered in February 2014 at Cambridge's American Repertory Theater before transferring to Off-Broadway. Robinson also co-starred in Barrington Stage Company’s A LITTLE MORE ALIVE, with book, music, and lyrics by Nick Blaemire. In this heartfelt and original folk-pop musical, two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home after their mother’s funeral. An unexpected revelation distorts their memories and uncovers secrets. Robinson starred as ‘Lizzie’, the hospice worker who’d been caring for the mother, and the Berkshire Eagle called her “luminous.” On television, Robinson co-starred with Ruth Wilson and Dominic West as ‘Jane’ on Showtime’s Golden Globe Award-winning drama series, THE AFFAIR. She has also appeared on HART OF DIXIE, UNFORGETTABLE, PERFECT COUPLES, and COLD CASE, among others. Nicolette received the Princess Grade Award for Theater and is a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles School of Theater, Film, & Television. She is primarily based in Los Angeles, where she resides with her husband, Leslie Odom Jr., and their baby daughter.

Daniel P. Schrag is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology at Harvard University, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, and Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. Schrag studies climate and climate change over the broadest range of Earth history. He is particularly interested in how information on climate change from the geologic past can lead to better understanding of anthropogenic climate change in the future. In addition to his work on geochemistry and climatology, Schrag studies energy technology and policy, including carbon capture and storage and low-carbon synthetic fuels. Schrag currently serves on President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Among various honors, he is the recipient of the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union and a MacArthur Fellowship. Schrag earned a B.S. in geology and geophysics and political science from Yale University and his Ph.D. in geology from the University of California at Berkeley. He came to Harvard in 1997 after teaching at Princeton. Diane Paulus is the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, and was selected for the 2014 TIME 100, TIME Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Paulus is the 2013 recipient of the Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical (Pippin). A.R.T.: Eve Ensler's In the Body of the World, Waitress (currently on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater), Crossing (a new American opera with music and libretto by Matt Aucoin), Finding Neverland (currently on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre), Witness Uganda, Pippin (Tony Award, Best Revival and Best Director), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony Award, Best Revival, NAACP Award, Best Direction), Prometheus Bound, Death and the Powers: The Robots’ Opera, Best of Both Worlds, Johnny Baseball, The Donkey Show. Her other recent work includes Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna, currently on tour in Europe, Invisible Thread at Second Stage, The Public Theater’s Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR on Broadway and London’s West End. As an opera director, her credits include The Magic Flute, the complete Monteverdi cycle, and the trio of Mozart-Da Ponte operas, among others. Diane is Professor of the Practice of Theater in Harvard University’s English Department. She was selected as one of Variety’s “Trailblazing Women in Entertainment for 2014” and Boston Magazine’s “50 Thought Leaders of 2014.”

Diane Paulus is the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, and was selected for the 2014 TIME 100, TIME Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Paulus is the 2013 recipient of the Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical (Pippin). A.R.T.: Eve Ensler's In the Body of the World, Waitress (currently on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater), Crossing (a new American opera with music and libretto by Matt Aucoin), Finding Neverland (currently on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre), Witness Uganda, Pippin (Tony Award, Best Revival and Best Director), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony Award, Best Revival, NAACP Award, Best Direction), Prometheus Bound, Death and the Powers: The Robots’ Opera, Best of Both Worlds, Johnny Baseball, The Donkey Show. Her other recent work includes Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna, currently on tour in Europe, Invisible Thread at Second Stage, The Public Theater’s Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR on Broadway and London’s West End. As an opera director, her credits include The Magic Flute, the complete Monteverdi cycle, and the trio of Mozart-Da Ponte operas, among others. Diane is Professor of the Practice of Theater in Harvard University’s English Department. She was selected as one of Variety’s “Trailblazing Women in Entertainment for 2014” and Boston Magazine’s “50 Thought Leaders of 2014.” Dr Sue Grand is faculty at the NYU Postdoctoral program in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis; faculty, trauma program at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies; faculty, Mitchell Center for Relational Psychoanalysis and Fellow at the Institute for the Psychology of the Other in Boston; author The Reproduction of Evil: A Clinical and Cultural Perspective and The Hero in the Mirror: From Fear to Fortitude. She is currently working on a book about race in America. She operates a private practice in New York City and Teaneck, NJ.