Gregg Sulkin, best known for TV roles in Pretty Little Liars and Faking It, plays a rich Long Island teen in Kevin Asch’s feature Affluenza.
Gregg Sulkin On 'Affluenza'
Sulkin’s character Dylan is shrouded in wealth and mystery – a Great Gatsby like figure, according to the 22-year-old actor. Beneath the veil of his affluence, Dylan’s hiding a profound lonliness for which no amount of money can compensate.
“As the movie goes on you really see who Dylan actually is and he’s not as cool and he’s not as popular as people think,” Sulkin told uInterview exclusively. “He’s actually quite dark and isolated, kind of a lone figure, which kind of proves that you can have as much money in the world, but if you don’t have friendship, you really have nothing and no community.”
Sulkin admits that the struggles Dylan faces...
Gregg Sulkin On 'Affluenza'
Sulkin’s character Dylan is shrouded in wealth and mystery – a Great Gatsby like figure, according to the 22-year-old actor. Beneath the veil of his affluence, Dylan’s hiding a profound lonliness for which no amount of money can compensate.
“As the movie goes on you really see who Dylan actually is and he’s not as cool and he’s not as popular as people think,” Sulkin told uInterview exclusively. “He’s actually quite dark and isolated, kind of a lone figure, which kind of proves that you can have as much money in the world, but if you don’t have friendship, you really have nothing and no community.”
Sulkin admits that the struggles Dylan faces...
- 7/16/2014
- Uinterview
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For the past 31 years, Iranian-born Mary Apick has been championing women’s rights for her country. In her play “Beneath the Veil,” for which she won the Los Angeles Theatre Festival Critics’ Choice Award in 2005, she interweaves ten stories of women struggling for their rights and for a voice of their own. This Sunday, Apick brings her work — currently in its 19th engagement — to New York City’s Lincoln Center. Speakeasy caught up with the former child star-cum-activist to discuss her work, her religious and cultural beliefs, and her one-night-only New York performance.
The Wall Street Journal: What is “Beneath the Veil?”
Mary Apick: The play is basically an extension of the years of active work that I’ve done for women’s rights issues. For the past 30 years after the revolution in Iran, I took exile and came to the United States. The play...
For the past 31 years, Iranian-born Mary Apick has been championing women’s rights for her country. In her play “Beneath the Veil,” for which she won the Los Angeles Theatre Festival Critics’ Choice Award in 2005, she interweaves ten stories of women struggling for their rights and for a voice of their own. This Sunday, Apick brings her work — currently in its 19th engagement — to New York City’s Lincoln Center. Speakeasy caught up with the former child star-cum-activist to discuss her work, her religious and cultural beliefs, and her one-night-only New York performance.
The Wall Street Journal: What is “Beneath the Veil?”
Mary Apick: The play is basically an extension of the years of active work that I’ve done for women’s rights issues. For the past 30 years after the revolution in Iran, I took exile and came to the United States. The play...
- 4/20/2010
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
On April 25, 2010, Mary Apick will bring her celebrated play "Beneath the Veil" to Lincoln Center for a one-night-only engagement in New York City. Symbolically entitled "Beneath the Veil," Apick's work delves beyond the western stereotypes of the repressive headscarf, revealing the powerful, true stories of ten different women of all ages who face oppression in the Middle East, especially Iran. These women wear the traditional veil, both willingly and unwillingly.
- 3/31/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
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