Coming from an already mixed background and being a longtime expat, I enjoy playing the cultural chameleon and occasionally losing myself in a role outside of my background. Breathing life into characters who have a voice, who speak their truth, who perceive injustice, who rage against it and yet who, ironically, feel unheard and even marginalized, is what I do best. I am often called upon to play the one character who breaks the silence and gets everyone else to think, at the risk of becoming persona non-gratta; more often than not facing the tragic consequences of today's whistle-blower. It was Dr. Martin Luther King who once said, quote, "A riot is, at base, the language of the unheard", and I can see my characters wanting to do just that, biding their time and waiting for the right moment to light a match.