The Blogboard Spotlight: Theater Sensation Tiffany Snow

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From the stages of Chicago to the bright lights of LA, Ms. Tiffany Snow is no stranger to the world of theater.  The NAACP Theater Award winner sits down with EMGWorld to discuss her desire to share her God given talent with audiences across the world.

EMGWorld:  What gave you the belief that you could pursue a career as an actress?

Tiffany Snow: The passion to perform has always been in me since I was little.  I started off doing poetry and evolved into acting.  God gives us the ability to do things.  I know God gave me the ability to perform.  I just decided to stop running from it and go forth and pursue it.

EMGWorld:  Is acting something you went to school and trained for or did you just go out on a limb and started showing up at auditions?

TS: I started taking classes last year.  I understand that this is a craft.  Walter Payton didn't just become Walter Payton.  There was training involved.  You have to cater to your craft.  I'm taking classes now in order to be ready for the game.

EMGWorld: For those who may not know, what are some projects you’ve been associated with?

TS: I've done quite a bit of theater.  I performed twice in For Colored Girls.  I was in Divorce last year with Vanessa Bell Calloway, Tatianna Ali and Tammi Mac.  I just recently did Nylons, which is my first time starring in a production.  I played a floosie...lol.  I've done a lot of theater.  I'm now branching out and trying to do more film work.

EMGWorld: What would be your ideal role in a film?

TS: I want do something comedic.  I'm one of those people that try not to take life too seriously.  The last show I did was a serious show, but I gave it my own vibe.  I'm silly by nature because of who I am.  When I do something I try to put ME in it.  I've learned to be me, SILLY.

EMGWorld: How much of a challenge was it to balance your daily life in the corporate working world with your dream to pursue acting?

TS: Very challenging because time is so limited.  I was taking 3 classes a week, learning lines for class and for the shows I was in.  I would record my lines and listen to them on my headphones while I walked from my car into the work building.  I would even learn lines while I was in meetings.   Having to do all of that and deal with drama from a boss dedicated to PISSING me off was an ordeal.  I ended up getting into a car accident on my way home once because I was so exhausted after doing a show.  It was a lot.  

EMGWorld: Theater is one of the toughest challenges in entertainment because it's live.  You can’t go back and redo it.  Either you come correct or you don't.  Have you had any interesting experiences or mishaps?

TS: I'd say the most interesting experience I had on stage took place in For Color Girls.  In one scene, I was sitting in a window sill as an extra.  When I got ready to stand up I hit my head on the window.  I go in the back and see this HUGE bump on my head!  As dizzy as I was, I grabbed a scarf and wrapped it around my head.  I did what I had to do because in theater it doesn't matter.  I had to go out on stage as jacked up as I was and perform.  

EMGWorld: Denzel Washington spoke at the Merge Summit this year and preached how theater is the best way to get started.  What would you say is the best benefit of having a background in theater?

TS: Coming from a theater background you go HARD.  Theater gives you the gift of going hard because you're use to an audience and you can't redo anything.  It’s like a free class. 

“Put a plan together and believe in yourself.  You can't wait for someone else to push you.” – Tiffany Snow, Blogboard Spotlight 

EMGWorld: What was it like to receive the honor of being nominated for the NAACP Theater Award and going on to win it for your role in For Colored Girls?

TS: It was interesting to get the award because of everything I had to go through.  I went through a lot with that role.  When I received the award it was confirmation for why I went through that process.  I was grateful to the casting director because if it wasn't for her I wouldn't have come back.  

EMGWorld: Have you ever performed a love scene that may have went too far?

TS: I've been in situations where it has gone too far.  I was doing a scene with a man once and just didn't feel comfortable with him. He was just TOO EXTRA with it.  I had to be with another guy in that same show and I would've been cool with anything he decided to do because he kept it professional.  But this one guy was just too extra.  He was sticking out his tongue and doing stuff that didn't even go with the scene.  

EMGWorld: This industry can be a cold, cruel place. How important is it to have positive people around you?

TS: My life has been a fairytale because of the people I've surrounded myself with.  People talk about how cold LA is, but I always ask who are you surrounding yourself with?  The people around me are SUPPORTIVE of me, not competitive with me.  When you have genuine, good-hearted people, they know what's for you is for you and what's for them is for them.  I have people around me that are like, "we're going to do this together."

EMGWorld:  Who within the industry has had the most influence on you?

TS: Honestly, I can't say just one name.  Every person I've come in contact with has been fantastic.  Don B. Welch allowed me to perform in something I believed I wasn't even ready for.  Michael Jaffe has shown alot of support.  Raj from "What's Happening" has shown support.  I've been blessed to be surrounded by good people.

EMGWorld: What's the most important lesson you've learned since you began pursuing your career in Hollywood?

TS: The lesson I'm learning right now is to step out on FAITH.  Prepare yourself and then step out on faith.  Put a plan together and believe in yourself.  You can't wait for someone else to push you.  If you have God on your hands then you can make this work.  Another lesson I've learned is that it's not always about your talent.  Just because you're talented doesn't mean someone is going to find you walking down the street.  You have to work for it.  

EMGWorld: What's one suggestion you would offer to newcomers seeking to make the big move to LA?

TS: You cannot be in LA without MONEY.  You have to get head shots.  You have to take classes. You have to get gas.  People please save your money.  

EMGWorld: How can EMGWorld fans connect with you?

TS: I'm repped by CESD Talent Agency.  Viewers can catch me on facebook at facebook.com/tiffany.h.snow. 

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