Many young (and old!) actors would dream of having Mariska Hartigay as their TV mom. For Ryan Buggle, it’s a reality. As such, he’s never had to go far to receive acting wisdom. “I will always remember the best acting…
Many young (and old!) actors would dream of having Mariska Hartigay as their TV mom. For Ryan Buggle, it’s a reality. As such, he’s never had to go far to receive acting wisdom. “I will always remember the best acting…
Sara Zwangobani plunged into the depths of The Rings of Power seemingly overnight. “Unlike for some other cast members, the actual process of auditioning was fairly straightforward for me: I did one single self-tape of one single scene and sent…
Fairies provided a mythical escape for Bless Hutcherson (she/they) during lockdown, launching her journey into content creation. “I started posting content back in 2020 because of quarantine,” they say. “I just really liked how the women on Pinterest dress. It…
Isabella Blake-Thomas learned valuable industry lessons from her experience on Once Upon a Time. “My time on OUAT taught me about the importance of humility as one grows in their career,” she says. “Every actor I met on set had…
Hailing from either side of the pond, it seems like The Backfires were meant to be. “Moving to NYC from England has been really surreal for Max (drums) and me (lead guitar),” Harry Ruprecht shares. “We feel blessed to wake…
Zolita thrives off centering her art around loving women. There’s something indescribably powerful about sapphic desire. “It feels incredible. It’s a dream to be able to create the sapphic stories that I would’ve loved to have seen growing up. It’s…
Cole Barnett bounded into the cast of Love Is Blind filled with nothing but optimism. “The ideal outcome would have been one of two things for me going into it,” he says. “It would’ve been to go there and meet…
Music is a retreat for Mackenzie Sol. “Whenever I hear or record music, I find myself slipping into a new world where there’s no drama, no stress, just me and the music and it’s such an unmatched feeling of peace…
Ester Tania adores being known as the “self-care sister” of the Internet. “It feels amazing! I love being associated with health and self-love,” she says. Her self-care regimen is elaborate, but totally worth it. “I have a very long one…
Renika Williams announced her presence to the world through theater. The memories are irreplaceable to her. “I’ve loved theater for as long as I can remember. Theater helped me find my voice. Believe it or not, I was a pretty…
Comedian Anastasia Washington was drawn to laughter like a gravitational force. “I actually think comedy was always a therapeutic way for me to process things,” she reflects. “My family was big, loud, diverse, and passionate. It was easy to get…
Performance uplifts Amelia Wray’s spirit. “It was easy to see that from a young age, my twin brother Mitchell Wray and I were born to perform,” she remembers. “Growing up, we were always singing and dancing around my kitchen and…
