Since I play piano, I can play the right hand on the accordion, no problemo. It's the left hand with the buttons that makes me crazy.
It's very limited what women who look like me can do on television. You don't often see 'my type' on television unless she's a sidekick - certainly not a three-dimensional series regular who is pertinent to the plot.
There's pre-production, and the second part is when you start rehearsal. Pre-production was a very large learning curve for me.
To this day, I am so grateful I grew up in Rochester, New York.
