Host: Janet Kopenhaver
Original Air Date: August 14, 2025

Actor Lauren Otis was the latest guest on the “Behind the Curtains” podcast. She told us all about her career and personal growth in the theater industry, her views on the blossoming of the performing arts in Western North Carolina (especially after COVID), how the Asheville Theater Alliance is helping bring the industry together as a community, and roles on her bucket list. Also get all the details about the upcoming production of “Miss Julie” being presented at Attic Salt Theatre, the dynamics between the three characters, how she prepared for her portrayal of Miss Julie, and some of the themes that still resonate today as when they did when it was written in 1888.

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