So You Want To Be An Actor? The Theater Arts Episode with Broadway Star Derrick Davis
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In this special #PREPPED episode, Naka is joined by Broadway star (and Long Island native) Derrick Davis to discuss the path to becoming an actor and studying theater arts in college. Derrick started his journey studying voice at LIU Post, and his career since has spanned iconic roles on stage from Phantom of the Opera to the Lion King.
Derrick shares his advice and tips for the self-taping auditioning process and how to find the type of program that will help students thrive. Meanwhile, Naka grounds the episode with a reminder about how earning good standardized test scores can have additional benefits, such as placing out of freshman-year classes and helping with critical college essays. Derrick's #PREPPED Pro Tip is certain to resonate not only with theater arts students but also with all students striving to accomplish their goals.
About Our Guest:
Derrick Davis is a dynamic and passionate performer of stage and screen. In his exciting theater career, he has held the roles of The Phantom in the 25th Anniversary Tour of The Phantom of the Opera and Mufasa on the Gazelle Tour of Disney’s The Lion King. He has also gone on as Scar and Mufasa in The Lion King and Billy Bigelow in Carousel on Broadway. Regionally Davis starred in Dallas Theater Center’s production of Dreamgirls as Curtis Taylor, Jr., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Opera Carolina's production of I Dream, and King Triton in The Little Mermaid at Theater Under the Stars.
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