They’re going through different things in a day in age where social media is a huge part of life, dating included, so there’s all these new aspects that have to do with this era verses you know the early 2000s when Girlfriends was taking place. I think that this is just a different time, this is a different group of four women, in a different location. So to have already been receiving that type of comparison before the show even dropped was a big deal. Do you feel like there is validation in those comparisons, or the show stands out as its own story?ĮO: No, definitely that’s a beautiful comparison. MDB: This show has been compared to Girlfriends as being the new age version. So it was definitely, not high stakes, but the pressure was on! It was about 60 pages of material which is more than I’ve auditioned with anything, like combined, probably in one sitting. Maybe a week or two later I got a call to come out to Atlanta to audition there for Tyler and his team and that was probably the most intense addition practice. They wanted to see me, so I went in and auditioned. I auditioned maybe a month and a half before we actually started. She’s one of four women and they’re basically trying to figure out why they are single! What is wrong with them? Or what’s right with them or whatever the cases, and they kind of lean on each other for sisterhood so that’s the premise of that story. MDB: Can you tell me more about the role you have now with Sistahs? How you came across the audition and how you felt throughout the whole process and finding out you got the role?ĮO: So I play Karen who is a hair stylist in Atlanta. A lot of new things popping up I think there’s probably too many first to name but definitely a good year. We just did a little bit of a tour for Sistas we just went to Chicago Memphis Atlanta, now in LA, so first tour for a project I guess you could say. I think Sistas is the first lead as a series regular so that’s definitely a first and that’s you know 25 episodes, so that’s a big deal. Actually Wu Tang was the first occurring and Hunters came very shortly afterwards so they were kind of on the same time period. What other accomplishments have you hit this year because I know it’s been a busy year for you?ĮO: Yeah I know for sure. Are there any other first that you had this year? I think your first major picture was If Beale Street Could Talk. MDB: You’ve had a lot of first this year (2019) I was looking through your Instagram and you’re talking about how Hunters was your first recurring television role, and then you have your first nationally syndicated role.
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