No Pink Spandex – Episode 320: Interview with Catherine Sutherland and Nakia Burrise (28:06 20 MB) [MP3 Direct Download]

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Show Notes

Hosted by: Lisa J

Topics: Power Rangers Beast Morphers is premiering soon and the Go Go Power Rangers comic is ending?! Lisa J gives details on the news, and then is joined by Catherine Sutherland and Nakia Burrise to talk about their new YouTube channel Power Rangers Playback. Which ranger do they want to have on their show and do ______? Listen and find out!

Links

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Power Pin Ups is a 2016 calendar featuring Pink and Yellow Rangers from several seasons of the franchise in cheesecake imagery evoking the artistic style of modeling posters from the 1930s and ’40s.  Featured are Erin Cahill (Jen from Power Rangers Time Force), Karan Ashley (Aisha from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Catherine Sutherland (Kat from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Deborah Philips (Katie from Power Rangers Time Force), Ciara Hanna (Gia from Power Rangers Megaforce), Nakia Burrise (Tanya from Power Rangers Zeo), Anna Hutchison (Lily from Power Rangers Jungle Fury), Alyson Kiperman Sullivan (Taylor from Power Rangers Wild Force), and Alison MacInnis (Dana from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue), Alyson and Alison being the visionaries of this idea along with the behind-the-scenes help of Steven Skyler (Antonio from Power Rangers Samurai) and Secret Sky Productions.

The 2016 Calendar Girls project was spearheaded by Wild Force Yellow Ranger, Alyson Kiperman who, through friend, Realm Aquino, contacted Time Force Pink Ranger, Erin Cahill, who then contacted the rest of the wonderful ladies who are officially the 2016 Calendar Girls! Together with Alison MacInnis and Steven Skyler of Secret Sky Productions and Power Pin Ups, the team made this calendar into a reality!

Power Pin Ups was a daydream of Alison M’s when Erin contacted her to discuss the calendar idea, and when the assembled group gathered to discuss themes, it just made sense for the calendar project to make its debut as a “pin up” project, thus why several of the girls have a true pin up vibe! It was joy to work with such amazing, talented and creative women, each one is so beautiful inside and out! Special thanks to Alden Dobbins, a key member of our team!

By visiting the official website, you can purchase the calendar shipping in mid-December for $55.  You can also add a signature from the actresses who posed at an additional $20 each, as well as complimentary images featuring Jason Faunt (Wes from Power Rangers Time Force) and Najee De-Tiege (Kevin from Power Rangers Samurai) for $40 each.

Keep up with Secret Sky Productions via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram

In the latest episode, Catherine Sutherland makes an appearance, so you can check it out below! (And check out the rest of the series as well!)

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The following will appear at Lexington Comic & Toy Convention March 16-17, 2013 in Lexington, KY. See site for details.

David Yost (Billy from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Zeo)
Walter Jones (Zack from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Jason David Frank (Tommy from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
Catherine Sutherland (Kat from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Turbo)
Nakia Burrise (Tanya from Power Rangers Zeo – Power Rangers Turbo)
Jason Narvy (Skull from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers in Space)
Cerina Vincent (Maya from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy)
Jason Faunt (Wes from Power Rangers Time Force)
Jessica Rey (Alyssa from Power Rangers Wild Force)

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Power Morphicon 3 have announced their first round of guests: Karan Ashley, Steve Cardenas, Walter Jones, Paul Schrier, and Catherine Sutherland. Power Morphicon will be held on August 17-19, 2012 in Pasadena, CA.

Jason David Frank (Tommy from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
Catherine Sutherland (Kat from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Turbo)
Nakia Burrise (Tanya from Power Rangers Zeo – Power Rangers Turbo)
Paul Schrier (Bulk from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Power Rangers Samurai)
Jason Narvy (Skull from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers in Space)
Neil Kaplan (Voice of Diabolico from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue)

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Full List of Ranger Guests:

Walter Jones (Zack from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Catherine Sutherland (Kat from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Turbo)
Karan Ashley (Aisha from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Steve Cardenas (Rocky from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Zeo)
Nakia Burrise (Tanya from Power Rangers Zeo – Power Rangers Turbo)
Blake Foster (Justin from Power Rangers Turbo)
Barbara Goodson (Voice of Rita Repulsa)
Robert Axelrod (Voice of Lord Zedd)
Roger Velasco (Carlos from Power Rangers Turbo – Power Rangers in Space)
Jessica Rey (Alyssa from Power Rangers Wild Force)
Felix Ryan (Spike from Power Rangers Samurai)
Tony Oliver (Producer from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)

Walter Jones (Zack from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Catherine Sutherland (Kat from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Turbo)
Karan Ashley (Aisha from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Steve Cardenas (Rocky from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Zeo)
Nakia Burrise (Tanya from Power Rangers Zeo – Power Rangers Turbo)
Blake Foster (Justin from Power Rangers Turbo)
Barbara Goodson (Voice of Rita Repulsa)
Robert Axelrod (Voice of Lord Zedd)
Roger Velasco (Carlos from Power Rangers Turbo – Power Rangers in Space)
Jessica Rey (Alyssa from Power Rangers Wild Force)

- Catherine Sutherland (Kat from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Turbo) and Nakia Burrise (Tanya from Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo) duking it out!

- Neil Kaplan (Voice of Diabolico) in a hilarious skit. Don’t open the box!

- Selwyn Ward (TJ from Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space) showing the fans behind-the-scenes of his new short film…while carrying his helmet!

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Walter Jones, Steve Cardenas, Karan Ashley, and Catherine Sutherland will appear at MAX 2010 July 1 in Los Angeles, CA. See site for details.

NPS interviews Roger Velasco.
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After flying in early Thursday afternoon, getting a flat tire, and completely missing the SPD and Lost Galaxy cast, I was through. I couldn’t take anymore disappointment! But meeting Roger Velasco (Carlos from Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space) really perked up my spirits, and he was such an easy guy to talk to. Unfortunately he was the first interview, and we were having some major audio problems. I was so afraid that it would be like this for the rest of the weekend, but I quickly troubleshooted it for Selwyn Ward’s (TJ from Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space) interview right after. Selwyn looks exactly the same as he was on the show eons ago. If you didn’t know by now, black people don’t age. It’s true. Look at Walter Jones! But I digress.

Interviewing Selwyn was a little nerve-wracking for me because…well, I don’t know why. All I remember is being very nervous, but he was a sweetheart, and he knew when to dish out the dirt! Loved it! In fact, when asked about Christopher Khayman Lee (Andros from Power Rangers in Space), him and Roger both had to hesitate and both said the same thing about Chris being more to himself. Very interesting.

Production Assistant and Cameraman Tristan helps set up for the day.
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Friday, we had a bunch of interviews, including Steve Cardenas, Karan Ashley, and Nakia Burrise. Every morning, the NPS crew were stationed 3 feet away from Steve and Karan’s table, so after seeing each other for 3 days straight for 8 hours a day (give or take), people get loopy. There was a lot of waiting around for rangers to sneak away time to come by us, but since Steve and Karan were right there, they were easy. One of the production assistants, Johnathan, mentioned that Karan was really happy to see me. Karan’s really happy period!

Lisa J meeting Nakia Burrise for the first time.
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When I was interviewing Steve. JC (the person who organized the reunion at AX) noticed Nakia coming over to the ranger booth and nudged her over to Steve while I was interviewing him so that their reunion could be caught on camera. And it was! Then Nakia came around to me and gave me a hug as well! Ever since I interviewed her back in May 2008 (even before then), we’ve been exchanging emails back and forth. Finally we meet, so I’m glad that moment was caught on camera as well, no matter how bad I look! During her interview though, Steve interrupted by hugging Nakia on camera. Love that guy! If you haven’t seen it, it’s the blooper at the end of Nakia’s video interview.

NPS interviews Blake Foster.
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Then Blake was up next, and the cool tidbit about this was that he had just gotten a tattoo (among others) of the Blue Ranger Turbo helmet on his right arm that Thursday of the convention. Hardcore stuff! The tat was cool, but I’m still old school. I’d still be worried when I’m 80 and everything’s sagging!

Nakia Burrise, Lisa J, and Karan Ashley.
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Finally! A good picture! I had to throw in the obligatory “Chocolatey Goodness – The Female Edition” in there. Makes a sistah proud! A good way to end off Friday, I’d say.

NPS interviews Catherine Sutherland.
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Saturday was a whirlwind! Many more interviews, the Power Rangers Panel, and did I say more interviews? Interviewing Catherine Sutherland was a trip because I had just interviewed her back in March, so what else was I going to ask her? I didn’t care though, because this woman needs to be on camera as much as possible! Very sweet, and very tall! During the interview, Steve came in midway and hugged Catherine, continuing the Nakia running gag! Again, love that guy when’s he’s bored!

Production Assitant Jessica and Lisa J over by Walter Jones.
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Walter Jones was suppose to be at the convention the whole weekend, but he was shooting a vampire movie in Louisiana, got on a plane early Saturday morning to fly into Burbank Airport, rushed home, and then rushed to come right in the middle of the Power Rangers Panel. That’s some dedication! Unfortunately, we didn’t get to interview him. He forgot. Twice. And that’s all I’ll say!

The weekend was a blast! There were some amazing moments that weren’t able to be caught on still camera, but I’m a video person. I tape everything! I’ll be finishing off the Anime Expo coverage this week, and I hope you got more than a glimpse of our experience. This chapter will end but another will open up sooner than you think!

Before I go back into my editing cave, I want to thank you all for making this happen. No Pink Spandex would not have been at Anime Expo without the support and the MANY donations. I’m being very honest. There was a time where I wasn’t going because I didn’t have the funds, but you guys made it happen. If you really want to make more trips like this happen, then keep supporting and keep donating! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Show Notes

Hosted by: Lisa J
Topics: Anime Expo 2009 – Interview with Catherine Sutherland

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Show Notes

Hosted by: Lisa J
Topics: Anime Expo 2009 – Interview with Catherine Sutherland

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CATHERINE SUTHERLAND

The first of what would be many Australian Ranger actresses of the series, Catherine played Katherine “Kat” Hillard. Initially evil, she soon became the second Pink Ranger for MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, the sole Pink Ranger for POWER RANGERS ZEO, and the first Pink Ranger for POWER RANGERS TURBO.

BARBARA GOODSON

The one and only voice for the one and only Rita Repulsa, head villainess from MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, Barbara has been an impeccable voice actress for many years. Among the many PR villains she’s voiced, includes POWER RANGERS ZEO’s Prince Sprocket and Klank, and the female half of POWER RANGERS WILD FORCE’s Org General Mandilok. On the opposite side of the coin, she voiced the heroic Ladyborg on PR’s sister series Saban’s Beetleborgs Metallix.

NAKIA BURRISE

After debuting the character of songstress Tanya Sloan in MIGHTY MORPHIN ALIEN RANGERS, Nakia became the Yellow Ranger for POWER RANGERS ZEO, and the first Yellow Ranger for POWER RANGERS TURBO. She was also in TURBO: A POWER RANGERS MOVIE, and continues acting regularly.

ROGER VELASCO

The second Green Ranger for POWER RANGERS TURBO and the sole Black Ranger for POWER RANGERS IN SPACE; Roger played Justin’s friend and mentor, the soccer star Carlos Valerte. Roger also holds the unique distinction of being the ony Ranger actor to portray both a robot and a vampire in the same season.

SELWYN WARD

As Theodore Jay Jarvis Johnson (better known as T.J.), the second Red Ranger for POWER RANGERS TURBO and the sole Blue Ranger of POWER RANGERS IN SPACE, Selwyn has the honor of playing the show’s first African-American team leader. He was also baked into a giant pizza once!
CERINA VINCENT

Now well known for her work in Not Another Teen Movie, numerous horror films and the author of How to Eat Like a Hot Chick, Cerina is best known to POWER MORPHICON attendees as Maya, the alien Yellow Ranger of POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY.

REGGIE ROLLE

Why does he always have to be the decoy? Reggie starred as Damon Henderson, Astro Megaship and GSA mechanic supreme, turned Green Ranger of POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY. Reggie and his wife Amy are also the first Power Rangers main cast members to marry one another.

AMY ROLLE

As POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY’s buggy main villainess Trakeena, Amy Miller-Rolle sought vengeance against the Galaxy Rangers for the death of her father Scorpius. Since marrying co-star Reggie Rolle, Amy has become the first Queen of Evil to capture a Ranger in the bonds of Holy Matrimony!

ALISON MACINNIS

As Dana Mitchell, POWER RANGERS LIGHTSPEED RESCUE’s Pink Ranger, Alison balanced the usual teenaged family difficulties alongside trying to save the world from demons – and later joined Tommy Oliver in the ranks of Power Rangers to receive impossibly fast doctorates. With her role on the unsigned pilot Dream Force Angels, Alison holds a rare distinction of having been part of two different Saban superhero teams!

DAN SOUTHWORTH

With a long history as a stunt performer and actor for the show’s fight team and nearly becoming a Power Ranger several times over the years, Dan was ultimately cast as Silver Guardian Commander Eric Myers, POWER RANGERS TIME FORCE’s Quantum Ranger.

MONICA MAY

Monica played thief turned B-Squad Yellow Ranger, Elizabeth “Z” Delgado on the futuristic POWER RANGERS SPD. Since then, she’s appeared in SPD Executive Producer Greg Aronowitz’s films Battle Planet and Labou, the latter of which screened at the previous POWER MORPHICON.

TONY OLIVER

Most people may know Tony as the voice of Rick Hunter of Robotech and voice director for many anime series over the years. But for fans of POWER RANGERS, he has the distinction of being the man Haim Saban and Shuki Levy chose to develop MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS in the first place! Having gone from original series story editor, supervising producer and episodic writer, Tony was also the voice of the enchanted Saber Saba, the computer of the original Megazord, and the suit & voice actor of the Wizard of Deception.

GREG ARONOWITZ

One of the Executive Producers of POWER RANGERS SPD, Greg also an accomplished writer, director, prosthetics developer, propmaster, set designer, and puppeteer whose talents have graced such classics as ABC’s Dinosaurs, Babylon 5, FOX’s The X-Files Movie… and MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE! Greg’s craftsmanship in creating lifeike alien makeup and puppetry brought Doggie Cruger, Piggy, and other aliens in Newtech City to life. Greg’s own films to date include Battle Planet and Labou, both featuring numerous PRSPD actors.

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1. Karan Ashley – Aisha, the Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger.
2. Robert Axelrod – The voice of Lord Zedd and Finster on the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”.
3. Nakia Burrise – Tanya, the Yellow Power Ranger – Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo
4. Steve Cardenas – Rocky, the Mighty Morphin Red Power Ranger
5. Dan Ewing – Black Power Ranger – Power Rangers RPM
6. Blake Foster – Blue Power Ranger – Power Rangers Turbo
7. Barbara Goodson – Empress Rita Repulsa – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
8. Walter E. Jones – Zack, the Mighty Morphin Black Power Ranger
9. Patricia Ja Lee – Pink Power Ranger – Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space
10. Monica May – Yellow Power Ranger – Power Rangers SPD
11. Amy Rolle – Trakeena – Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
12. Reggie Rolle – Green Power Ranger – Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
13. Dan Southworth – Quantum Power Ranger – Power Rangers Time Force
14. Catherine Sutherland – Kat, the Mighty Morphin Pink Power Ranger
15. Roger Velasco – Green Power Ranger, Black Power Ranger – Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space
16. Cerina Vincent – Yellow Power Ranger – Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
17. Chris Violette – Blue and Red Power Ranger – Power Rangers SPD
18. Selwyn Ward – Red Power Ranger, Blue Power Ranger – Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space

The newest additions are Selwyn Ward (TJ from Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space) and Dan Ewing (Dillon from Power Rangers RPM). Since so many guests are coming and going throughout the weekend, I’ve made a PDF of all the times that the guests are scheduled:

Power Rangers Guests Schedule – Updated June 23, 2009

NPS will be at Anime Expo to cover the convention, so if you’d like to donate to cover the production costs, please donate!

For more information on Anime Expo, see site for details.

Additional Power Rangers and talents in attendance include:

* Barbara Goodson – Empress Rita Repulsa – MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS (Fri., Sat. and Sun.)
* Nakia Burrise – Yellow Power Ranger-POWER RANGERS TURBO (Fri, Sat. and Sun.)
* Blake Foster – Blue Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS TURBO (Fri, Sat. and Sun.)
* Patricia Ja Lee – Pink Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS TURBO and POWER RANGERS IN SPACE (Sat. and Sun.)
* Dan Southworth – Quantum Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS TIME FORCE (Sat. and Sun.)
* Cerina Vincent – Yellow Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY (Thurs. only)
* Reggie Rolle – Green Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY (Thurs. only)
* Amy Rolle – Trakeena – POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY (Thursday only)
* Brandon Jay McLaren – Red Power Ranger- POWER RANGERS SPD (Thurs. only)
* Monica May – Yellow Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS SPD (Thurs. only)
* Chris Violette – Blue and Red Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS SPD (Thurs. only)

Johnny Yong Bosch will not be attending Anime Expo due to prior engagements. Boy is shooting a movie and gotta make that money!

But with the aforementioned new guests added along with Karan Ashley, Steve Cardenas, Catherine Sutherland, Walter Jones, and Robert Axelrod, that totals the guest count to 16. Do not miss this!

(Courtesy: Anime Expo)

Anime Expo® Goes GO! GO! POWER RANGERS!!!

Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Announces Power Ranger Reunion and Panel

Anaheim, California (April 17, 2009) ‹ Blast off with Anime Expo® and members of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Ranger dynasty as they storm into the Los Angeles Convention Center for one of the biggest Ranger Reunions to date at the nation¹s largest anime and manga convention held July 2-5, 2009. More information can be found on the website http://anime-expo.org.

Rangers in attendance include:

* Karan Ashley – Aisha, the Mighty Morphin’ Yellow Power Ranger
* Steve Cardenas – Rocky, the Mighty Morphin’ Red Power Ranger
* Walter Jones – Zack, the Mighty Morphin’ Black Power Ranger
* Catherine Sutherland – Kat, the Mighty Morphin’ Pink Power Ranger
* Johnny Yong Bosch – Adam, the Mighty Morphin’ Black Power Ranger
* Robert Axelrod – Lord Zedd

In addition to attending Anime Expo® 2009, the Mighty Morphin’ Power Ranger Reunion event will include a panel as well as a booth in the Anime Expo® Exhibit Hall where fans can meet, take pictures with and obtain autograph head shots of their favorite convention attending Rangers!

This’ll be the first time that the “replacements” in MMPR will reunite in one place, being Karan, Johnny, Steve, and Catherine. Adding Walter to the mix is the icing on the cake! And since this will be in Los Angeles, no doubt other alums will stop by. Dan Southworth is notorious for showing up to ranger events, so I’d bet money that he’s be there. Tony Oliver is usually there with Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Patricia Ja Lee has been to AX in the past, so she may be there as well.

Don’t hold your breath for anyone showing up unexpectedly or spontaneously who isn’t living in the LA area. Trust me.

How did it feel replacing Amy Jo? Did you feel any pressure, or did you not think about it?

I did feel a lot of pressure replacing Amy Jo and coming onto an already established and very popular show. Kimberly was such a popular character. I didn’t become the pink ranger right away which was a smart choice by the producers because I think it got people used to seeing me before the changing of the zords. I think a lot of fans were very disappointed when Amy Jo left the show but they learned to accept me over time. I think the producers did the right thing casting someone very different from Amy to help people accept the change.

You made a return to Power Rangers for the special episode “Forever Red”. What made you return? (There were rumblings that you were suppose to return onscreen at the end of the episode with Tommy.)

I did a voiceover for Forever Red. Doug Sloan asked me to come back but I guess due to money and time restraints they changed their minds. I would have definitely come back. I guess Tommy and Kat were married in the end?? I never saw that episode.

Was that something Doug and crew brought up? Because there was an episode in Zeo where it flashes way into the future where Kat and Tommy had children…and grandchildren!

I think the the Tommy and Kat marriage was Doug’s idea. Not 100% sure.

You did mention working on the movie “The Cell” after Power Rangers? How did you come about working on that movie? (And did you meet Jennifer Lopez?)

The Cell was one of the best experiences of my life! I auditioned for Ann Marie Vicksey and got the role. At one point they almost switched me to play Julia Hickson but they had already flimed so much with the other actress that it would have cost production too much money to reshoot. Bummer! My role was cut down a little when the movie was too long. You can see a little more footage in the deleted scenes on the DVD. They took such good care of me on that set. I did meet Jennifer Lopez a few times. We will just leave it at that :)

[The Cell was one of the best experiences of your life?] How so?

The cell was amazing because it was such a big budget film and they spoiled me. I got to a chance to really act which I loved (even though most of the footage used was me dead as a doornail :) )

There was a particular prank pulled on the set of Zeo that involved your couch. Does that ring any bells? What was the deal with that?

Yes Jason Narvy (Skull) was the instigator of removing the couch and all my furniture from my dressing room. It was very funny. He is a prankster that one. :)

HA! I can see that from a mile away! Speaking of, what was it like working with Jason Narvy and Paulie Schrier?

I was good friends with Jason and Paul. We actually did a production of Hamlet together that Paul directed and produced. I adore both of them. Jason and I recently got back in touch. His is married and a professor! All grown up :)

Give a few words (rather, a lot of words ;-) ) about the following folks. If you’ve got any anecdotes, feel free to share those as well:

Karan Ashley

Karan is a sweetheart! She took me under her wing when I first arrived and didn’t know a soul. I was really sad when she left the show. However we did gain my beautiful friend Nakia.

David Yost

David is great. I probably knew him the least of anyone but he was always very kind to me. He was the quietest of all the guys that is for sure. I saw him once a few years after I left the show and he was producing. He seemed really happy.

Austin St. John

Austin has a big personality! I became friends with him before he came back to the show through my friend Danny who was one of our stunt guys. I always got on well with Austin. He was always a gentleman.

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Show Notes

Hosted by: Lisa J and Katie
Topics: Interview with Catherine Sutherland