I had just moved to New York in September of 1976. I was prepared to allow myself six months to get acclimated, so I wasn’t worried about finding a job right away. One day, I came home and had a message from this casting director. Since I didn’t know any casting directors yet, I was pretty surprised. It turned out that a playwright I had worked with in college (Jeff Wanshel) had recommended me to Steve Robman who was directing a production of The Rose Tattoo at Long Wharf Theatre. I met with him, got the job as Guiseppina, a neighborhood lady (a very small role) and got my Equity Card. No muss, no fuss, no bother. The production was full of stars and stars to be: Rita Moreno, Steven Keats, Glenn Close, Linda Hunt, Toni Kalem and Tom Berenger. I was very lucky!
