Tomei said that many college programs are not tailored to individuals' needs.
"Sometimes those programs can smash down their instincts," she said.
Her first experience with theatre came early, during a summer in a small community in upstate New York, where she participated in impromptu theatre.
"It gave me a feeling of theatre being so integral to the community," Tomei said.
Jennifer Y. Hyman '01, who is also a Crimson editor, asked Tomei if she felt typecast because she always seemed to play characters with "attitude."
"I don't mind that. I just like people that are more characters," Tomei said. "I liked playing Dottie Perez [in "The Perez Family"]. I don't want to be Shirley Jones [who played Laurie in "Oklahoma"]."
"I'm not sure how professionally she acted--how much time she put into thinking about the questions," Ramy M. Adeeb '00 said of the talk, although he said he found it interesting.
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