🎭 Be Loud, Take Space — and who better to embody that than my biggest guest yet, Sis Thee Doll! A Black trans femme creative from Houston, Texas, Sis’s artistry radiates resilience, joy, and community. She’s an actress, activist, and fierce advocate for Black trans femmes in the arts — and made history as the first Black trans woman to lead a Broadway national tour, stealing the show as Ado Annie in Oklahoma!.

From gracing the stage in Oklahoma! to appearing in American Horror Story and Pose, Sis knows the power of telling your story on your terms. As founder of the Open House Project, Doll Productions, and the dazzling holiday tradition Sismas, she’s building stages — literal and figurative — for voices that deserve to be heard.

In this conversation, we get real about navigating identity in the performing arts, the magic (and madness) of stage vs. screen, and why confidence is your greatest audition weapon. Sis shares her wins, her challenges, and the unapologetic truth about owning your talent in an industry that doesn’t always make room.

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