Welcome to another episode of Catching Up with You where I get to catch up with a kickass Veteran who makes a pretty cool Hologram Caitlin Bassett!

Caitlin Bassett was raised on a small horse farm outside Baltimore, Maryland. At 18 she enlisted in the United States Army and spent 7 years as an intelligence analyst, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant and completing three combat deployments - two of which were to Afghanistan.

During her service, Caitlin earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland University College in legal studies and, after her honorable discharge, moved to New York City to attend Brooklyn Law School. Once in New York however, she found her way back to her roots and began moonlighting in theater schools and on film sets. After being offered a place in the Stella Adler Studio of Acting's theater program, Caitlin decided to follow her passion and make art her full-time life. She can now be seen in the reboot of 'Quantum Leap' playing Addison Augustine.

Where to find her:
Instagram

What she supports:
VME Connect

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Genesia Williams

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Welcome to another episode of Catching Up with You where I get to catch up with the man of many trades, Jace!

Also known as Oliver Lastname, Jace is the founder of FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE PEOPLE, an interactive personal development company designed to connect Black people in cities around the world.

A few places you can find him:
Instagram
For People Who Love People
Vimeo
YouTube

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Genesia Williams

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Latrisha Talley is a Nashville-raised actress and writer who currently resides in New York City. She can be seen across multiple networks and streaming platforms with credits such as the new series "A League of Their Own", "Law & Order SVU", "FBI: Most Wanted", "Only Murders in the Building", "Harlem", and "Blue Bloods". Latrisha also recently joined the company of The Play That Goes Wrong Off-Broadway at New World Stages.
Her most rewarding experience has been traveling across the country with her one-woman show in tribute to Rosa Parks, "ROSA" (presented by The American Negro Playwright Theatre).
As a freelance writer, Latrisha has penned numerous short films, one of which (entitled Dave and Pearl) won 7 awards at the 48 Hour Film Festival, including Best Screenplay. Latrisha has since expanded Dave and Pearl into a feature-length screenplay, and she also is currently writing the book for a new musical.
Latrisha is a member of the Actors' Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA.


Latrisha's Socials
Instagram

Organizations to support"
Youth About Business
Black Film Space
The Dominici Collective
Golden Peaches

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Welcome to another episode of Catching Up with You where I get to catch up with the wonderfully dynamic Rusty Schwimmer!

A little about Rusty... She was raised in Chicago, where she grew up a fan of the theater, music and the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears and Chicago Bulls. In her formative years, she endeavored to be a singer but quickly found her way to acting and was soon drawn from the world of theater in Chicago to the land of opportunity in Los Angeles.

Rusty quickly found work in film and television. Some of her favorite films are A Little Princess, Twister, Edtv, The Perfect Storm, Runaway Jury and North Country. She also enjoyed roles in the television film, The Man Who Captured Eichmann, for HBO and the series, The Guardian, Gilmore Girls, Picket Fences, Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times, as well as a guest starring role on Six Feet Under.

Schwimmer will next be seen in the feature, The Hawk Is Dying, opposite Paul Giamatti, and recently appeared in the television mini-series, Broken Trail, opposite Robert Duvall.

Where to follow this wise woman:
Instagram

Things you should catch up on:
United Negro College Fund
Chicago Food Bank

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What can I say about this WONDERFULLY GIFTED human being? Let's start with a little back story yeah?

Shonita is a South Asian actor, born and brought up in Pune (poo-nuh), India.

Prior to moving to the US, she worked for three years in the Indian film industry (lovingly called Bollywood) and two years at Google before realizing that her love for theatre is more than just a hobby—it’s a necessity. She has a degree in Banking, Finance & Journalism & graduated from Stella Adler School of Acting, NY in 2019. Some of her recent credits include Grand Horizons, The Dancing Princesses, and Queen with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Antony & Cleopatra, Pericles, Much Ado About Nothing and Twelfth Night with Hip to Hip Theater in NYC and A Christmas Carol, Stuart Little, and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. She will be going back to Cincinnati in April to perform in the world premiere comedy- The Origin Story at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

where to find this starlette:
Website
Instagram
Facebook
IMDB

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Charitable Causes:
Justice Democrats
Syria Earthquake funds
Katie Porter: Senate race in California

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On this episode of Catching Up With You, we're catching up with Essay Kidane!

Essay is a London-based, conservatory-trained actor (we met at Stella Adler Studio in NYC). He's got a true talent for improv and loves the theatre. Essay is also a photographer, self-taught DJ - hosting events in London, New York and Washington DC. He's also a techie and content creator.

Essay's socials:
Instagram: @heyessay1

This episode's charitable causes:
sicklecellsociety.org
aclt.org

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Music used in this podcast: "Summertime Love" by @lakeyinspired

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On this episode of Catching Up With You, we're catching up with Robb Moreira!

What’s in a name? For Robb Moreira, it’s obvious. When you trust your next voice over project to Robb, you get so much more than just an audio file. You get more acting ability with Robb’s Off-Broadway theater chops and more authenticity and personality with Robb’s down-to-Earth, real-person reads. You simply #GetMore with Moreira!

Robb is a successful, working Voice Over Talent who specializes in both Spanish and English commercial work. With over a decade of acting training through the Fame School of the Arts and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, his acting pursuits in theater took him to the world of voice over, where being bilingual has truly paid off for him and his clients.

Robb has worked commercially with McDonald’s, Lunazul Tequila, Pepsi, National Geographic, Fisher Price, AT&T, Giorgio Armani in English and Yves Saint Laurent in Spanish. Robb also has experience in IVR and has done medical training videos in both Spanish and English. He’s read descriptions for the blind on cartoons like Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Nina’s World and Rusty Rivets.

Robb's socials
Twitter: @RobbMoreiraVO
Instagram: @RobbMoreiraVO
Facebook: Robb Moreira VO

This episode's charitable cause: woundedwarriorproject.org

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Music used in this podcast: "Summertime Love" by @lakeyinspired

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For our first episode back we're catching up with Erik Stolhanske of Broken Lizard.

Erik was born in Minneapolis and got his formal theater and acting training in NYC at the William Esper Studio, and trained with Wynn Handman at American Place Theater in Manhattan. Then he and his college buddies Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, and Paul Soter had the genius idea to form the American comedy troupe Broken Lizard.

Together they created the script for their Sundance charmer, Super Troopers and soon earned a distribution deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures. From there they went on to create other hilarious comedies such as Club Dread, Beerfest, Slammin' Salmon and Super Troopers 2!

Super Troopers 3 is on deck and Quasi their Hulu debut is out now.

Erik's socials
Twitter: @ErikStolhanske

This episode's charitable cause: https://vetpaw.org/

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