Jan Maxwell is critically acclaimed and well known on Broadway. Theater has been her professional home for three decades. She has flourished on stage and TV, all while being a full-time mother.

From humble beginnings in Fargo, North Dakota she progressed through college, sensing early that she might be able to carve a (modest) living out of what started as a hobby. Five Tony Award nominations (one of only three women to be nominated in all four acting categories) and countless other significant industry awards from her peers, has solidified her status as a top tier actress.

Out of character, Ms. Maxwell is still humble and she shares some work and life perspectives that are worth hearing. In character, she is amazingly believable in a wide variety of roles that she's performed.

Ms. Maxwell talks about the passion for her work; the value in creating connections with people in and outside the theater; making mistakes on stage and granting "instant forgiveness"; her philosophy on aging (she's 57); her creative family; the concept of giving back and; how she has been privileged to do so much in addition to raising her now 18 year old son.

An insightful look behind the stage curtain. Listen and learn what its like to constantly be under the stage lights, how demanding the work really is and, what might be down the road for Jan Maxwell.