Breaking Character

Katy Foley is from Chicago’s Southside. Daughter of two lawyers, acting became critical from a young age. She trained at Second City and NYU Tisch.  She ran a marathon and became part of an Emmy-winning campaign. She booked her first ABC guest star because of a faulty water bottle. Recent credits include Lifetime’s Twisted Nanny and the Slowdown Movie (set to release in 2022).

As seen on MTV’s True Life, STARZs Blunt Talk, and a stage near you Dakota the Bearded Lady has been bringing laughs and awe to the stage for the past six years. Born with a genetic anomaly that goes back to the days of Freakshows of old, Dakota not only has the most luxuriously soft beard this side of the Mississippi but she’s been putting it to work entertaining and amazing all who meet her with her talented tendrils and the amazing ability to withstand high amounts of pain. She’s big, she’s beautiful, she’s bearded and she’ll shock and amaze all who cross her path.

Jessica Rae AKA: Samira Gray of Post Mortem Grotesque Burlesque and so much more! Living the adventurous life of art through movement theatre, dance, BDSM, haunt monsters, and Renaissance Faire shenanigans. From being a Delirium Doll at Knott’s Scary Farm to working in a professional dungeon, every experience of life is its own form of artistic expression. Sex sells but so does horror!

Join Dana Benedict as she speaks with John Ryan Benavides about falling off stages, dealing with hecklers, and getting tipped drugs from audience members.

John Ryan Benavides is an Actor/ Comedian that has performed throughout the U.S and Canada Instagram/Twitter/ and Stereo @Jrbee613 ( Stereo is a new podcast app.

Welcome back to Breaking Character! Join me as I discuss the act of discovery,  life adding to the performance, collaboration, and reflective aspect to define character choices with Freddie Dilsdale. I find similarities between creating my character Twirly and Freddie’s character Eidderf and we reminisce on how we connected in the Long Beach music scene.