Actors: On Process

Jessica Hecht

Episode Summary

Jessica Hecht was last seen onstage in Joshua Harmon’s ADMISSIONS at Lincoln Center which earned her an Obie Award. Her Broadway credits include Arthur Miller’s THE PRICE, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES, HARVEY, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (Tony Award nomination), BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, JULIUS CAESAR, AFTER THE FALL, & THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO. She can also be found quite regularly off-Broadway, and has spent 11 seasons at The Williamstown Theatre Festival. TRAINING: BFA, NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Episode Notes

Live from her bathroom, Jessica Hecht talks about her mischievous youth, training, audition process for Fiddler on the Roof, and the ways in which she has crafted many of her celebrated performances throughout her Tony-nominated career.