“You have to believe that you are worth your own time.” – Sasha Diamond

For PAD podcast episode #9, Rob sits down with talented stage, television & film actor, photographer, and proud PAD alum Sasha Diamond! The discussion begins with some wonderful wisdom from Sasha’s Mom and only grows in sage advice and lessons learned from the industry from that point forward. Among other things, Sasha describes her circuitous journey after graduating from #WashU with a BA in Comparative Arts including her time as a bus tour guide for Sex In The City tours, acting and improv classes, and using her talents in play and improv to advance her career as a photographer as well. We talk about Keala Settle’s rehearsal of ‘This Is Me’ from Greatest Showman and how that attitude towards art and life can encourage us all to ‘lean in’ and pursue our creative dreams. Don’t miss this episode full of heart and inspiration from Sasha Diamond!

A new #PADpodcast episode is live and features multidisciplinary actor and voiceover artist Corey Jones. Corey talks about his upbringing in Chicago and how a teacher prodded him to take on some challenging roles. From there, he attended WashU initially as an Architecture major and shifted to History and Drama followed by an internship with the Black Repertory Theatre. He did his graduate work in acting at the University of Texas at Austin (Hook ‘Em) and has enjoyed a career touring all over the world with Book of Mormon, playing roles at some of the nation’s top regional theatre companies, and is both a voiceover and motion-capture actor for film (Spider-Man (2018), Trigger (2012) and Spider-Man 2 (2023)) and video games voicing the character of Tombstone. He credits his range and fascination with history fostered by the interdisciplinary education he received at #WashU for his success. Do NOT miss this inspiring episode interview of Corey Jones!

We kick off the 2024-25 academic year of PAD podcasts with an interview of award-winning writer, playwright, lyricist, screenwriter, and poet Steven Sater in a candid interview about his time at WashU, his creative process, and his career. Do NOT miss this opportunity to hear from the two-time Tony, Grammy, and Olivier award winning author of the 2006 Broadway musical Spring Awakening and glean some wonderful wisdom on life, lessons, and literature!