Ellen McLaughlin is an actor and playwright. Her plays have been performed Off-Broadway, regionally and internationally. As a playwright, she has received particular acclaim for her adaptations of Greek plays. As an actor, she is best known for having originated the part of the Angel in Tony Kushner’s Angels in America.

Join me as I talk with Ellen about the extraordinary impact art can have on altering communities, as she shares some of the most profound experiences she had working on Angel as Angels In America, which started a cultural revolution that is more important now more than ever for every artist to remember how important our work is.