How does it feel to act in a play that deals specifically with women and their body image?
“I was making the decision to have the surgery when I was performing in `The Body Chronicles’ (in 2005). On one hand, I’m surrounded by all these fabulous women who accept their 10-20 pound problems and love and accept themselves; but I was more than 100 pounds overweight and I was really unhealthy. It was a medical issue for me. It surpassed body acceptance.” Q. What does “body acceptance” mean to you? “The only way I know how to speak about it is through my own experience. If you are healthy, then what the media says I’m supposed to look like is impossible for me to look like. And I have to learn to be OK with that.” Q. How has acting affected your body image? “I always played character roles. I didn’t feel like I had any other choice. Since I’ve had my surgery, this is the first thing that I performed in, so I’ve been behind the scenes. A part of me really wants to get out there and audition and see what happens.” Q. Being judged by one’s appearance is unavoidable. If you resented i
