Detroit has become a mecca of technology, start-ups and culinary businesses lately propelling the negative reports to slowly turn in a more positive direction. But, Detroit is more than just the comeback kid city for business entreprenuers, it’s also home to some of the most hidden gems in the creative world. In this week’s “Break For Five” we sit down with a local Detroit actress, Krishawn Peace:
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.
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