Ep3 – Kathryn Erbe: “Pretending to Be Badass”

In Episode Three of Half Hour, Caroline Neff interviews Kathryn Erbe. In the conversation, Erbe shares stories about the first time she saw a Steppenwolf show, her eleven years starring on Law and Order: Criminal Intent, and the challenges of balancing a busy acting career with a family life.

 Interview begins at 4:51.

 Kathryn Erbe first worked with Steppenwolf on the Broadway production of The Grapes of Wrath (1990 Tony Award for Best Play). She was nominated for a Tony for The Speed of Darkness. Kathryn also appeared in The Father on Broadway. Off Broadway credits include Yosemite, Ode To Joy, AZAK (Rattlestick); Checkers (The Vineyard); Nikolai and the Others (Mitzi Newhouse LTC); Something Clean (Roundabout Underground) and Down the Shore (Atlantic Theater Company). She is well-known to television audiences for her work on Oz, Homicide, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order SVU, The Runaway, George Wallace, Breathing Lessons, Sherman Oaks, POSE, The Sinner, City On A Hill, Billions, The Good Fight and How to Get Away With Murder. Film credits include 3 Backyards, Mistress America, Dating My Mother, Assassination Nation, Alex Strangelove, No Alternative, The Good House, Red Pill, Being Dead, Speaking of Sex; Stir of Echoes; Dream with the Fishes; Naked City; Entropy; What About Bob?; D2: The Mighty Ducks; Kiss of Death; The Addiction; and Rich in Love. Upcoming: The Good House.

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