The reason why I like theater is because it's a long journey, and no matter what role you play, we are all in it together.
Condola RashadMy first exploration through art was really through music - I've trained classically with piano for about ten years.
Condola RashadTheater is a lot more interactive, more of a cohesive unit. With television, it can be a different director every episode.
Condola RashadShakespeare teaches you how to act. You come out of this process as a better actor. It's just the nature of the words he writes.
Condola RashadI wanted to become an actor and I knew that if I was really going to do it, I needed the training. I was not one of those people that was like, "I got it." I was like, "No, I don't have it yet. I need work. I need help fixing myself."
Condola RashadThe directors were often really nice and I was well behaved, so I would just sit there in rehearsal. That allowed me to see the process - not just the result, the red carpet, all of the wonderful, fun things that happen afterwards - the nuts and bolts, the nitty-gritty, "Let's try to build this character from the page," tech rehearsals.
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