Michigan Chronicle: When did you realize you had a passion and talent for acting?
Krishawn Peace: I’ve always known since a child, I remember being five years old and people would ask me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My answer, “A Movie Star.” They would laugh and I would ask,”Why are you laughing? I am going to be a star.”
I remember being in the 4th grade and my English teacher Mr.Williams was holding auditions after school for the play “Gone with the Wind” and I was going for the starring role as Scarlet O’Hare AND I GOT THE PART! After the play, I became the school spokes person and read news and events over the PA . That was when I knew for sure that I wanted to work as an actress.
MC: What makes you stay in Detroit to pursue your acting career? Why not Los Angles or New York?
KP: Well, I’d love to go and work in those cities, but my home will always be Detroit. I’m a Detroit girl for life. I’ve always said when my children got older I would move and pursue my option in another city like New York or California, but, being in this game as a professional actress for 10 years I learned it’s not the city it’s your talent. I’ve worked in both of the cities, but there is no place like home, no place like Detroit.
MC: What advice would you give others who may consider pursuing an acting career?
KP: GO FOR IT!!! Fresh new faces are what they look for, but you must have alligator skin! This is not an easy business I still haven’t got that one big role with the 2.5 million dollar check. I have been blessed to work consistently, which has allowed me to live and maintain as a professional actress for 10 years. In this career there is a whole lot of waiting, you must have patience, be a go-getter attitude, self-motivation and a branding mindset to maintain and be successful.
MC: How do you prepare for a role?
KP: It depends on a role. I tune in and I become that person I usually give her a life, for example, if I think she has children I giver her children or if I think she single I try to live single. I give my character a real life and I make them believeable. I also pull things from my life, which helps me create a person. Sometimes I have to be careful because most of the time I’m playing someone totally different from my real life characteristics and it can pull a lot from me.
MC: Tell us about your role in the upcoming play “Breaking Point”?
KP: You just have to come see the play. (Laughing) I play a young lady name Jaylynn and she is a psychologist. Jaylynn is here to help her friend out of some bad decisions and situations, but then she realizes she was not helping the situation because she just became a part of The Breaking Point. It’s tantalizing and will keep you on the edge the whole time. You will laugh, you will cry, but I promise you will jump out your seat and you may even yell out, but this is a show you do not want to miss.
You can see Krishawn’s performance in “Breaking Point” this Labor day weekend, Sept. 4-5th at the YMCA Boll Theatre in downtown Detroit.
