Focusing on the Process w/ Morgan Siobhan Green

Morgan Siobhan Green (A Woman Among Women, Hadestown, Be More Chill, White Girl in Danger) has thoughts on curiosity as a creative discipline, and what it takes to commit to trusting your own process even through the moments when the outcome isn't guaranteed. As Morgan and Kate trace through Morgan's path from a non-union open call for SpongeBob the Musical, where she built a pre-audition ritual out of a hundred printed rejection emails, to originating Eurydice on the First National Tour of Hadestown and shaping an unscripted pregnancy into her character in Michael R. Jackson's White Girl in Danger. Kate's hunch on why Morgan is consistently working on work that bring her joy and growth within the industry ties back to her refusal to be packaged into one type, because singular packaging is what makes casting directors stop considering you for anything outside it. They dabble in the business side of the industry, while Morgan doesn't shy away from: what it means to think like an artist business person, why so much new theater gets diluted and bedazzled trying to please the people holding the money, and why the business models the industry has been running on are quietly falling apart. This episode is an opportunity to reflect on what you're willing to stay curious about even when it isn't the safest choice. It is a candid example of process over product in an actor's career, in an industry rebuilding its own systems, and in staying convicted in your own voice even when someone else gets the part. Show Notes:Morgan Siobhan Green Instagram: @morgansiobhangKate McLeod WebsiteAuthenticated All Access