Premieres Thursday, May 4 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Saturday, May 6 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, May 8 at 8:30 on KPBS 2. Sharrell D. Luckett, PhD is an award-winning director, best-selling author and highly sought out acting coach who believes her Black Acting Methods help Black actors bring their true selves to their roles. Kathryn Smith-McGlynn is an accomplished actor, writer, director and scholar. Both women discuss how acting is a continual learning process and how cultural identity is important to embrace in every role because it is what brings a character to life.
Premieres Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Saturday, April 29 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, May 1 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. From managing the longest-running Black theatre company in the United States, to building his name at some of today’s top television networks, Yolanda Franklin and Louis R. Brown III talk about the process of producing and the diverse content they produce on both stage and screen.
Premieres Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with the PBS App + Encores Saturday, April 15 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, April 17 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. One started his career as a child actor, the other came to acting by way of football; both sharpened their skills at Yale University. As working actors, Thomas Hobson (THAT GIRL LAY LAY, "Ghosts of the Ozarks") and Marcus Henderson (TACOMA FD, "Get Out," SNOWFALL) talk about their journeys in television and film and how working on successful tv shows and films has shaped their careers and made an impact in their lives while influencing fans from every corner.