Working: The Breakout Star of HBO’s Barry

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🗓️ 28 May 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

This week, host Isaac Butler talks to actor Sarah Goldberg, who plays Sally on the hit HBO show Barry. In the interview, Sarah discusses her training at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and the important lessons she learned there. Then she digs into the role of Sally and discusses her first impressions of the role, the many dimensions of the character, and her ability to access powerful emotions for certain scenes. After the interview, Isaac and co-host June Thomas talk about the emotional toll that acting can take. In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Sarah discusses the differences between theater acting in the U.K. vs the U.S. Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Big Mood, Little Mood—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This summer, it's time to get to know the players and your taste buds.
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0:20.5	find your perfect playlist.
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0:26.5	The verification goes to petty.co.uk forward slash FAQ.
0:40.4	Sally was so clearly on the page to me.
0:43.1	Like she was written so rhythmically.
0:45.2	Like it sounds funny, but I had to quiet my own preconceived anything about who she is
0:52.4	or who she's going to be and listen to the rhythm of what is there.
1:00.3	Welcome back to Working.
1:01.3	I'm your host, June Thomas.
1:04.0	And I'm your other host, Isaac Butler.
1:05.8	Isaac, I am always just delighted to have an opportunity to chat with you, but I am so
1:11.9	fascinated by the voice that we heard at the top of the show that that's all I can
1:15.2	think about.
1:16.2	So as long as that.
1:17.2	Well, you know, I don't want to keep you in suspense.
1:19.5	Thank you.
1:21.2	You're too long, you're killing me, June.
1:24.6	But yeah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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