Meet Jennifer Lyn

I’m born and raised in NYC and grew up going to a lot of theatre. I’m a Gemini, so I talk and talk and talk (you get the picture). I grew up always creating something whether it was a drawing, making a necklace, or simply coloring in a book.

I’m not a big reader, but when I do read, it’s biographies. I think people are fascinating and I like to learn unique things about them. People might think I’m being nosey, but if I’m asking you questions it’s because I think you’re interesting.

A friend of mine had started a podcast and I started asking her questions about how to go about it (thanks Michelle!). Since my job (as an usher) had been shut down due to covid I thought maybe I can do my own podcast, but I had no idea what it should be about.

It started as a pandemic project (a bit late into the pandemic). I was talking to my actor friends who were out of work like me and we had some great conversations and I thought hmmm…this should be a podcast. I wanted to choose a name that anyone who knows even the slightest bit about theatre would know. That’s why I chose At This Performance. If you’ve been to a few shows, you most likely had that little slip of paper that was sticking out of your playbill/program telling you that someone or a few people would be covering for a role or multiple roles.

Picking the name was the hardest part for me. It’s been pretty easy even though I decided to go solo and not have a regular co-host. I do the editing, graphics, uploading, social media, etc. The challenge is really finding a time when both my guests and I have time to meet up virtually.

I like to ask unique questions that might surprise my guests and just have laid back conversations. I don’t like asking all of the same questions to my guests, that would be boring for me and if I’m not having fun how can I expect my guests and listeners to have fun.

I also have a yearly co-host, Sam Harvey (https://www.samjharvey.com/), who happened to be my very first guest.