Show notes
Actress Sarah Jones talks with Jenny Curtis about her role in the series ‘For All Mankind’. She talks about the history of her performance career which started in dance before she successfully turned to acting with key roles in ensemble casts like Big Love. Her mission to pursue dynamic female roles prevented her from initially agreeing to play Tracy in ‘For All Mankind.’ This changed however following persuasion from show creator, Ron Moore. From there it was about developing the to maximize its trajectory, just as she had done with other roles she had played in shows like The Path and Damnation. Deeply grateful for a career in storytelling, she aims to draw upon the artistic process to connect with the characters she plays. If audiences can then appreciate her work, she considers this “icing on the cake.”
Episode Timestamps:
4:18 Sarah explains some of the origins of For All Mankind, and the exciting journey of starting a series, and developing a character for years.
7:10 Sarah initially turned Ron Moore down when he offered her this role in For All Mankind because she wanted to play a more interesting character.
16:20 How Sarah's role on Big Love led to her the major shift to pursue acting.
22:12 Sarah’s explains where the series’ Damnation was intended to go.
23:07 The trajectory her character took in The Path.
24:02 She talks more about her character's story arch in season 2 of For All Mankind, what it means to her to play a character that shows love to others, but also puts herself first.
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Host & Producer: Jenny Curtis
Executive Producer: Reenita Malhatra Hora
Music By: Celleste & Eric Dick
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