When I wasn’t treating my mental illness, I wasn’t able to fully do anything, let alone hack it as a professional actor in NYC. I can’t tell you how many auditions I didn’t make it to because of a panic attack, or because I couldn’t bring myself to shower. I can’t tell you how difficult it was to walk in the room and display any level of confidence. I was unwell, and people could tell.

Theater is an inherently collaborative art form. It is people gathering together in a room and trying things. It is an audience communing and watching something happening live right in front of them. But who knows how long it will be until we can come together in person?

4. Moose Murders: The Worst Show Ever...

On February 22nd, 1983, Arthur Bicknell’s mystery farce Moose Murders opened at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. It ran for one night and went down in history as the worst Broadway play ever made.

With a contract that details her three-month run in Aladdin on Broadway, Pires admits that she can only hope that she will be able to perform for three full months whenever Broadway shows resume. If the shutdown lasts more than 3 months from her intended March debut date, is her time in the show up?

When I sat down to do all these projects, I stared blankly at my computer screen. I had very little motivation or inspiration to do any of these projects. The reality was, I was mourning.