Controlled Damage (Interview with Andrea Scott)
Chris talks with award-winning playwright Andrea Scott who shares what it was like to bring iconic activist Viola Desmond to life within her play. She talks about how she worked to humanize Viola by drawing from her own experiences as a Black woman to help flesh out her real-life character’s emotional world and examine why heroes are often only appreciated in hindsight.
PlayME · CBC
February 10, 202227m 37s
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Show Notes
Chris talks with award-winning playwright Andrea Scott who shares what it was like to bring iconic activist Viola Desmond to life within her play. She talks about how she worked to humanize Viola by drawing from her own experiences as a Black woman to help flesh out her real-life character’s emotional world and examine why heroes are often only appreciated in hindsight.