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April 26, 2024
Finding the words for this moment was difficult. Meeting someone on whose shoulders you squarely stand; Whose intellect and vigor opened and continues to open doors for you that you didn’t know were chained and bolted; Who cleaned cobwebs in your mind so you could think and see clearly. This is a woman who put her full self on the line. I
asked her that day how thin is the veil between the characters and herself. To paraphrase she responded that the work moved from portraying a person with confidence to actually becoming a confident woman. To think about that for a moment tears come to my eyes because as I write this I am supported by and standing hand in hand with so many women ( … )