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Nemuna Ceesay

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Nemuna (she/her/hers) is an actor working in New York. She has an M.F.A. in Acting for American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and is originally from Sacramento, California. She has worked at regional theaters all over the country including Oregon Shakespeare Festival, PlayMakers Rep and Barrington Stage Company. She also teaches and is currently serving as a professor of acting at Hunter College in New York City. She is an acting coach in the New York/New Jersey area. For more information on her acting or coaching, check out her website: www.nemunarceesay.com
Nemuna Ceesay
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  • 9 min

I Wish I Knew: The imposter syndrome of being a replacement with Nemuna Ceesay

This week on I Wish I Knew, I interviewed my own brain! Fresh off a tour where I was a replacement in the show, I have a lot of thoughts on what it’s like to be a replacement. I go diary style and get kind of vulnerable. I discuss therapy, imposter syndrome and the audition process, and then end with all of the amazing things I learned about myself along the way. If you’ve ever been a replacement, are about to be, or are just curious, take a read!
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I Wish I Knew: Intimacy Direction with Sarah Lozoff

I Wish I Knew discusses Intimacy Direction this week: What is it? Why do we need it? How do I become an Intimacy Director? Sarah Lozoff is a choreographer, ballet instructor, freelance movement artist, and most recently, an intimacy director! She gives amazing insight into being an intimacy director and how her background has led her into this important work. If you’re like me and you’re super intrigued about Intimacy Direction, take a read!
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I Wish I Knew: Self-care with artist and healer Allison Strickland

This week on I Wish I Knew, we are focusing on self-care! Our guest is Allison Strickland, a performer, artist and healer based in New York. Allison talks about her journey through burn out and back again, and gives some amazing advice to artists about how to take care of yourself when you’re feeling the grind. Give it a read! Your body and mind will thank you.
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I Wish I Knew: Interview with Creator and Wardrobe Specialist Franzesca Mayer

I Wish I Knew is back with its 10th post! I am so honored to bring a brand-new artist and career to you today: Franzesca Mayer (aka Franzi) gave an amazing, in-depth interview about being a Wardrobe Specialist AND Freelance Designer. She discusses what a Dresser and a Wardrobe Specialist do, why they are so vital to a production, and why she started her company Rubberlesque. If you’re thinking of getting into wardrobe, or if you just want to know more about how Dressers make magic happen backstage, you’ll want to take a read!
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I Wish I Knew: Serving Community with JaMeeka Holloway-Burrell

This week in I Wish I Knew land, blogger Nemuna Ceesay dives into what it means to foster community with JaMeeka Holloway-Burrell. JaMeeka is the Founder and Artistic Director of Black Ops Theatre Company in Durham, North Carolina. She is dedicated to telling Black stories for the Black Community of Durham, while also being a freelance director and a mother. Find out how JaMeeka started her company, what she finds to be the hardest part of being a freelance director, why engaging with her community is so important, and so much more.

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