Actor Vanessa Severo stars in "Frida …A Self Portrait," a play about the renowned Mexican painter.
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
February 18, 20254m 28s
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Show Notes
Frida Kahlo’s image has been circulated through pop culture … but telling the true story of her life and pain meant playwright and actor Vanessa Severo needed to look inward.
Severo wrote and stars in "Frida …A Self Portrait," a play about the renowned Mexican painter.
It’s being performed at Writer’s Theater in north suburban Glencoe.
WBEZ’s Araceli Gomez-Aldana spoke to Severo about what it takes to get into a character she feels a kinship with.
HOST: DIXON