Lisa Gay Hamilton is that soul, that spirit that when she walks in a room, she changes the energy of the room. She's so authentic, so committed to excellence, so committed to cultural viability and cultural awareness. Lisa Gay produced and directed a wonderful documentary about a soldier, Hollywood theater Beah Richards. Lisa Gay was group 18, of 55 at Juilliard and in the time that we've known each other every single time we see each other, we just connect. We go in, we open up, we tell each other, not just how we're doing, but how our families are doing, what our families are doing, the significance of what it's like being a working mom in Hollywood. We go very deeply and that is very special and highly appreciated in a town where people are transient because you work with people, you become a family, and then the next job comes and you get a new family and the next job comes and you get a new family,but every time I see Lisa Gay Hamilton, she is that cousin, that sister, that friend who will always be family, so enjoy.What You Will HearExperiences and opportunities attending and graduating from JuilliardBeing the only black student in her graduating classWorking with Lloyd Richards and moments of awe inspiring artistryEvolution of arts Athol Fugard and LisaGay’s first OBIBeah RichardsQuotes“I've always based my work on emotion.”“What is it to be?” - Beah Richards"I don't care if you play a prostitute, I don't care if you play a maid. Whatever the role is you must bring the truth to that." - Beah RichardsMentionedJuilliardNYUYaleThe Public Theater12th NightLloyd RichardsAugust WilsonThe Piano LessonKennedy CenterEugene O’NeillAudra McDonaldManhattan Theater ClubLady HotspurJoseph Papp