Ep 112-Yvette Monique Clark: Diva of the'Demic - a podcast by Ayana Major Bey

On this episode, I am joined by singer and actress Yvette Monique Clark. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and started her career a little later in life. She was the mother of a nine year old son when she decided to change her life. With no formal training, some talent, faith, and determination she set out to follow her dreams. After many survival jobs, singing in clubs around Manhattan and dabbling in a couple of gospel plays, a little birdie told her about an audition for the non-equity tour of HAIRSPRAY. She booked it and shall we say the rest is history. She has been fortunate to have worked in film and television, on stages regionally, nationally, and internationally. Some of her most notable stage shows are; GUN and POWDER (Sissy), AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' (Nell), SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE (BJ), THE WIZ (Aunt Em, Evillene, and Glinda), HAIRSPRAY (Motormouth Maybelle) and ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Regina). We discuss how her biggest pivot was making the decision to become an artist;  how her cabaret Diva of the ‘Demic is helping her hold onto her passion in this time; and that true change will come to our industry when representation is across the board, not just on stage or in front of the camera, but on technical crews too. 

Get in touch:

Yvette Monique Clark
Instagram: @ymclark1969, @divaofthedemic
Website: www.yvettemoniqueclark.com  

Ayana Major Bey
Website: www.ayanabey.com 
Instagram: @ayanambey, @theartistpivot

Transcript available at:
https://theartistpivot.buzzsprout.com/1296095/6297067-yvette-monique-clark-diva-of-the-demic

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