Today we’d like to introduce you to Erin Braxton
Hi Erin, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
Hi! I am Erin Braxton, born and raised an Alabama native who turned “big city”. I love the hustle and bustle of the city and watching the lights at night. My first experience with a big city was Pittsburgh, PA when I was around thirteen years old. It was my first big move. It was a culture shock and reshaped the vision for my life and where I wanted to go in the future. I learned of new foods, met new people, and became artistically inclined. I found my passion for performance around this time in my life. When we moved back to Alabama a few years later I had a hard time navigating what was next for me. I found my niche in acting. Although, I no longer had a north star God aligned me with the right people. I graduated from The University of Alabama majoring in Theatre. My voice and speech coach connected me with a colleague in Atlanta working behind the scenes in TV and Film. It is how I got my start in production. I am forever grateful I was granted the opportunity. A few years after working behind the scenes, my passion for acting grew stronger. I decided to audition for The Juilliard School. I did not receive acceptance for the MFA program, but I was granted attendance into the extension program. Since my time attending, I have been reworking my materials i.e identifying my brand and working on some independent film projects. So, I’d say I am just getting started.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
There is a quote I see often on social media that says every end is a start of a new beginning. Although my journey is just getting started it sometimes feels that it has come to a final curtain call. While I have had many challenges, my biggest one is my current situation. The most recent strike in the film industry affected me in ways I couldn’t have imagined. I had to move back home to live with my parents while I regroup. Which isn’t so bad because I have a place to come home to. But I want to speak about failure and specifically to those who have had a similar experience where things did not go exactly as planned no matter who is left standing beside you. Remember, you are built for this. You are built for the adversity you are facing and the climb ahead of you. If you did it once you can do it better than before. This is just an opportunity to show yourself what you are really made of. Dig deep this time and give yourself grace.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I was a journalist for The Crimson White Newspaper and worked for WGUT 92.9 radio, WVUA 23 News, and The Small Business Magazine for the Chamber of Commerce as a writer. Since then, I have been honored to act in many plays like the role of Camae in The Mountaintop, the role of Vera in Seven Guitars, and the role Cynthia in Sweat. I have done production work with Marvel, FX, Disney, Sony, and Warner Bros, and acted in independent films such as Black Love, Madison the Musical, and Buddy Von’s Love and BS series.
Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
I was lively as a kid. I kept busy with sports like cheerleading, lacrosse, dance, volleyball, and track. Outside of that I loved to perform. I would make up a half-time show performance for my family on college game days, pretend I was the weather man, and karaoke every chance I could get. I still do. My dad tells me that he knew I would be different as a kid. He didn’t think I would have gone to college. He thought I would go straight into the creative field. I guess that happened eventually.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinbraxton_/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Erinbraxton_
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