Actress Susana Cordón joins Avery to talk about starring as Lucy in the Straz Center’s Dracula: A Comedy of Terror—why rooting comedy in truth makes it funnier, what “belonging” in the arts actually feels like, and yes, a healthy amount of Audra McDonald worship. Plus: first impressions of Tampa Bay’s arts scene, from murals to humidity.

Actress Susana Cordón joins Avery to talk about starring as Lucy in the Straz Center’s Dracula: A Comedy of Terror—why rooting comedy in truth makes it funnier, what “belonging” in the arts actually feels like, and yes, a healthy amount of Audra McDonald worship. Plus: first impressions of Tampa Bay’s arts scene, from murals to humidity.

Finding the Funny in Fear: Susana Cordón on Dracula

🎙️ The Arts Passport Podcast Your backstage pass to Tampa Bay’s boldest stories in art, music, and performance.
Every other week, host Avery Anderson goes beyond the playbill and into the real conversations shaping the cultural life of our region. From the rehearsal rooms where new work is being born, to the neighborhoods where murals meet politics, to the green rooms where artists spill the stories they don’t put on Instagram—this is where Tampa Bay’s creative pulse beats loudest.
Think less press release, more dinner-table talk: honest, funny, sometimes messy, always real. Whether you’re an artist, an audience member, or just arts-curious, the Arts Passport Podcast is your invitation to discover why the local scene matters—and why now.

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🎙️ The Arts Passport PodcastYour backstage pass to Tampa Bay’s boldest stories in art, music, and performance. Every other week, host Avery Anderson goes beyond the playbill and into the real conversations shaping the cultural life of our region. From the rehearsal rooms where new work is being born, to the neighborhoods where murals meet politics, to the green rooms where artists spill the stories they don’t put on Instagram—this is where Tampa Bay’s creative pulse beats loudest. Think less press release, more dinner-table talk: honest, funny, sometimes messy, always real. Whether you’re an artist, an audience member, or just arts-curious, the Arts Passport Podcast is your invitation to discover why the local scene matters—and why now.

🎙️ The Arts Passport Podcast Your backstage pass to Tampa Bay’s boldest stories in art, music, and performance.
Every other week, host Avery Anderson goes beyond the playbill and into the real conversations shaping the cultural life of our region. From the rehearsal rooms where new work is being born, to the neighborhoods where murals meet politics, to the green rooms where artists spill the stories they don’t put on Instagram—this is where Tampa Bay’s creative pulse beats loudest.
Think less press release, more dinner-table talk: honest, funny, sometimes messy, always real. Whether you’re an artist, an audience member, or just arts-curious, the Arts Passport Podcast is your invitation to discover why the local scene matters—and why now.

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Finding the Funny in Fear: Susana Cordón on Dracula

Finding the Funny in Fear: Susana Cordón on Dracula