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[0:00] Caroline Siegrist: Hello, my name is Caroline Siegrist, and you're listening to The Art of Kindness.

[0:04] Caroline Siegrist: I'm by the sea right now at the Cape Playhouse. Okay, that was perfect.

[0:14] Robert Peterpaul: Hello, beautiful people. Welcome to The Art of Kindness, where we have compassionate conversations with artists from all areas of the entertainment industry who are using their voice to spread joy and make this big, spinning planet in the universe a better place to be. I'm Robert Peterpaul, and I'm so glad you're here.

[0:43] Robert Peterpaul: Hello, friends. It's the summer of Carolines here on The Art of Kindness, I guess. We had a fantastic chat with Caroline Arapoglu of the hit Netflix show, Outer Banks, earlier this week, and now we're moving to the banks of the Cape in the theater world to chat with the kind Caroline Siegrist. Caroline Siegrist most recently appeared as Catherine Howard on the Broadway national tour of Six the Musical. She's been in the film It Ends With Us and is currently killing it on stage at the Cape Playhouse as Regina George in Mean Girls. Her name is Regina George, but she's really a kind girl. So stay tuned for that. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do as well. I also hope you'll join our kindness community on social media at Art of Kindness Pod and at Rob Peterpaul. Oh, audio hug. Now, without further ado, please enjoy the kind Caroline Siegrist.

[1:41] Robert Peterpaul: Caroline, I'm so tempted to sing the Outkast song. It's like, Caroline, do people do that to you?

[1:46] Caroline Siegrist: Wait, yes, I love that. I so much more prefer getting that to Neil Diamond.

[1:51] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, yeah. But like, you're also sweet. So it makes sense. Like, sweet, Caroline. How are you?

[1:56] Caroline Siegrist: I love that Outkast song. I'm so good. How are you?

[1:59] Robert Peterpaul: I'm great. I'm so good. I'm so good. I'm so good. I'm so good. I'm so good.

[2:05] Caroline Siegrist: Caroline, how are you?

[2:07] Caroline Siegrist: I love that Outkast song. I'm so good. How are you?

[2:09] Robert Peterpaul: I'm great. Are we getting you inside the Cape Playhouse?

[2:13] Caroline Siegrist: You are. I'm in my housing right now looking out at the theater.

[2:18] Caroline Siegrist: It's so cozy. I feel like it's like...

[2:20] Robert Peterpaul: It's very cozy.

[2:21] Caroline Siegrist: ...Widow's Bay cozy.

[2:24] Caroline Siegrist: It's very that. Yeah, for sure.

[2:26] Robert Peterpaul: Well, congratulations on Mean Girls. I can't wait to get into that.

[2:30] Caroline Siegrist: Thank you.

[2:30] Caroline Siegrist: I saw the clip that's already going viral of you, like, killing it as Regina, which is so exciting.

[2:35] Caroline Siegrist: Thank you. It's so much fun. It's awesome. They have us feeling like so fabulous in these costumes. And it's such a good group. So it's been a blast.

[2:45] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, good. I love that. I guess before we get there, you know, they sent me your bio. And I saw you have Be Kind right in your Instagram bio. So I was like, this is the girl. This is perfect. We're doing this. It just makes sense.

[2:56] Caroline Siegrist: Yay, good.

[2:58] Robert Peterpaul: Has kindness kind of always been super important to you?

[3:01] Caroline Siegrist: Oh, my gosh. Yeah, for sure. I mean, it's always been something that was ingrained to me and my brother from my mom growing up. Like, that was her biggest thing. And my grandpa, too, on her side, like, they've always been big about leading with kindness. None of them are super artistic people, but just with anything that you do. And so yeah, I've had that in my bio for a while now, I think. I don't even... probably since I was in high school or something. Probably since I got Instagram.

[3:29] Robert Peterpaul: I'm so glad. Thanks for keeping it in there.

[3:32] Caroline Siegrist: Yeah, of course.

[3:33] Robert Peterpaul: I guess, you know, from growing up in Indiana, I think, to now, what would you say is your definition of kindness? And how do you think it's kind of evolved over the years?

[3:39] Caroline Siegrist: I think my biggest thing is to just lead with empathy. I think that, to me, is one of the biggest things about being kind is leading with a sense of understanding for everyone around you and just always trying to give grace. And yeah, I also think little acts of kindness are a huge thing coming from that, because you never know what people are going through. And just a smile or a held door on a bad day, you know, it really does wonders. But yeah, being from Indiana, the Midwestern kindness is such a different thing than being in a place like New York.

[4:25] Robert Peterpaul: Yeah, or like, you know, North Shore High, maybe, you know, Regina could learn some lessons.

[4:30] Caroline Siegrist: Regina has many lessons in kindness that she needs to learn still.

[4:35] Robert Peterpaul: Yeah, I'm excited to talk about that story, because I think it's all about kindness, even though there's mean in the title, which is kind of fun. But I know you started performing at a young age. I think you were eight. Do you feel like there was like an act of kindness that sort of changed your trajectory in the arts and got you to where you are today?

[4:48] Caroline Siegrist: That's a good question. Um, actually, my first ever, like live performing experience was because like, someone took a chance on me. I was, I was eight. But when I guess it all started, I was seven. And I had just watched the movie version of the Phantom of the Opera.

[5:14] Caroline Siegrist: Okay. And I was obsessed. My family is like, not theatrical at all. And so I like started singing around the house singing, I think of me and my mom had no idea what to do with me. And so I like got into voice lessons. And my grandma had seen a post in the newspaper about this like touring concert of Frank D'Ambrosio, who was like one of the longer running phantoms on Broadway. And he was coming through Indiana. And he was like looking for Christine to sing All I Ask of You with him. And my grandma was like, Caroline should do this. Mind you, I'm seven.

[5:44] Robert Peterpaul: That's so cute.

[5:45] Caroline Siegrist: And my voice teacher was like, she should do it because she won't practice like it would be a good experience for her. And so I like sent off my little audition that we had to like record and put on a CD. And he and Frank D'Ambrosio, who is like the loveliest person ever, he let me come in and like sat me down. It was like, you can't be Christine, because that would be weird. But like, I would love for you to sing at my concert. And so he let me sing. And I like look down the whole time I was singing. And then I finally looked up and I just had this big smile on my face. It's like the sweetest video ever. My mom still has it. And we love to watch it. But he was so lovely. And if he hadn't taken that chance on me, I mean, who knows?

Because that was my first time singing publicly. It was my first time having to go through any sort of like, it wasn't really an audition process. But even after that, he was always reaching out and was being really kind and giving advice. And so I think I lucked out. I had a good intro.

[6:44] Robert Peterpaul: I love that story. Yeah, the CD is killing me.

[6:48] Caroline Siegrist: I'm like, oh my god, yeah. It was crazy. And I was so nervous in the recording studio that we had to go to to get it on the CD that my parents had to bribe me with a Barbie doll.

[6:58] Robert Peterpaul: Oh my god, listen, if you're gonna bribe someone, you know how to do it. The little Barbie doll, the dream house, whatever it is. That's so funny. My dad recently moved and I found a CD from like a final callback for some Broadway show from when I was little. And it literally said like audition materials, like on a CD. And you're like, no, that's crazy. There's so much that's come a long way.

[7:26] Caroline Siegrist: Yeah, like it's easy that we take for granted now, I think a little bit. But yeah, it's still hard. And looking at your story, I thought it was interesting. During the pandemic, you kind of had this pivot almost where you went and you studied social media marketing, which I relate to because I sort of did the same thing. That's like been my day job forever. And I don't know, I wanted to ask you, don't you think it's so wild how much social media is now like ingrained in our business and like people get jobs from being content creators? It's kind of crazy.

[8:06] Caroline Siegrist: It's insane. And you feel like I talked to so many people in the industry, how it feels like if you're not putting things out on social media that you're like behind and you're like not because it is such a thing. And it goes so hand in hand with our business now. And it's nice in a way because you can really market yourself and and people are able to get themselves out there from all over the country that maybe wouldn't have had the same opportunities now. But it is crazy. It's crazy how quickly too it's all evolved because it's really just blown up post pandemic, I feel with all this. And like the influencer of it all, the TikTok of it all, and I know it's wild. It's a crazy world. It really is.

[8:35] Robert Peterpaul: Well, it kind of speaks to, I guess, like get your foot in the door some way. Like I have a friend that made their Broadway debut because they were doing social for the Broadway show and then they needed a swing. You know, it's like that's awesome. It's crazy. But I'm curious, how did you fall back in love with performing?

[8:48] Caroline Siegrist: Yeah, I mean, truthfully, it was like I feel like it was more of a shock to people when I decided to go to school for business than it was when I like shifted back. But I grew up performing. It was a big part of my life. We had a couple regional theaters in my area that I grew up working at. And then it got to high school and I was just a really shy kid. Always, even once I got into high school, I was really introverted. And I think I just had some like confidence things. And even though I always wanted to go to school for theater, I just didn't feel super sure of myself. And then my junior year of high school was when we were all applying to colleges and I had like a college audition coach.

I was ready to do the whole musical theater thing and the pandemic hit. And I just got a little, I don't know, I think I got in my own head and I ended up just kind of cold turkey telling my mom. I was like, no, I think I just want to go to school for business. And she was like, OK, well, if you're going to do that, you need to stay and stay because I went to IU, which has one of the best business programs. And she was like, you're going to stay and stay. And I was like, OK. And I did it. And it was like the best. I think it was one of the best things I could have done for myself because I needed to like figure out who I was as a person and not as an artist. And like, I just think I hadn't done that.

And I think that's why I lacked a lot of confidence. And it made me so much more social. And I still kind of I had like a little band for a couple of weeks in college that I would sing with. So I was still singing. And then, yeah, when it came to just deciding what I wanted to do, I knew that I liked people. I knew I liked being around people. And so I went to marketing and then I ended up adding on my little like social analytics minor once I was there. I loved school. I loved the program. I had an amazing time. Like I said, it was so, so good for me as a person. And then I came home and worked at one of those regional theaters as like my summer job, just like make some cash. And we were doing Wizard of Oz.

[10:52] Caroline Siegrist: Okay. And again, it was just like me with these impulsive decisions. I don't know what got into me, but it was like a Tuesday. And I just told my mom, I was like, no, I, I didn't realize how much I've missed this. And I think I'll really regret if I don't try to pursue this now. And luckily, she's the best and so supportive and was like, he totally backed me on it. I stayed home for like probably six, a little over six months and saved up some money and then I moved to the city and, and then we'll probably get into the rest later. But, but that was, I don't know if I would have kept going on the same path if I hadn't taken that time away.

[11:33] Robert Peterpaul: That's so cool. No, I love that too, because I mean, there's so much speaking of like social media and TikTok. There's all this discourse about like, what college to go to and like what, what you have to study to be a performer. And you're such a great example of, you know, I know you've worked hard at it, but like someone who like has the gift, has the passion and then just decides to do it. You don't need to spend all this money to do things that like these ads are telling you to do necessarily. Although that works for some people.

[11:59] Caroline Siegrist: Yeah, there's not such a clear path anymore. And yeah, especially with the people that are blowing up on TikTok. And you don't, you don't need to, you don't have to look the same for everyone. That is the nice thing.

[12:12] Robert Peterpaul: True.

[12:12] Caroline Siegrist: For sure.

[12:12] Robert Peterpaul: But as a performer, it's also nice to attach yourself to like some cool credits. And I just need to ask you really quickly about an eye-catching one, which is, I almost said, this is us a couple of times, but I was like, this ends with us. Correct?

[12:27] Caroline Siegrist: It ends with us.

[12:28] Robert Peterpaul: It ends with us. It ends tonight. Sorry, I'm singing. Okay. It ends with us.

[12:33] Caroline Siegrist: Obviously the buzz on that film was insane. Like that was everywhere. And it was, I mean, interesting from like a kindness standpoint too, which like we won't, don't have to get into, but I'm curious about your experience working on like such a big blockbuster movie, because that was your first film.

[12:47] Caroline Siegrist: That was my first time working, first and only thus far in my career, working on like a film set at all. And it was wild because I had read the book and it was such a popular book at the time. And I remember seeing when the open call came out online, I like sent it to my manager and I was like, oh my God, I want to audition for this. They were looking for like a young Blake Lively. And she was like, you don't look anything like Blake Lively, just to be real with you. And so I was like, I know, I know. I just want to submit. So I did. And then they ended up calling me in for, for the mean girl, actually, I guess it's a pattern. But I only had a couple days on set. I know to the bully. And I had a really lovely, I had no idea what to expect.

[13:34] Caroline Siegrist: I was so nervous. And those are long days working on a film set. They picked me up in the city at, my God, I feel like it was four or five in the morning. I went on the bus and I didn't get home probably until around the same time the next day. But our director was Justin Baldoni and he was just so lovely. I had a very lovely experience with him. And he took a lot of time to check in with me. I mean, I obviously had a very small part. And so for him to take the time to check in with me, to really talk to me, make me feel comfortable. And he knew it was my first time, so he really wanted it to be a positive experience. So I had a lovely experience on that set. I really did. And it was a fun, it's like a fun thing to look back on now.

It's kind of like a big pop culture moment too. I mean, just to do like one film and have that, that's become just like the lore around that film. And obviously the release is insane. So it's cool you had a great experience. Yeah. And I didn't expect, yeah, just didn't expect for obviously any of that to happen.

[14:39] Robert Peterpaul: Okay. How are you with like imposter syndrome? Because if you know you're going onto a set with Blake Lively and it's a big blockbuster and you read the book, did you struggle with that at all?

[14:48] Caroline Siegrist: I struggle with imposter syndrome like every day. I have it right now. Yeah, like truly. I don't know if the, I mean, I hope it leaves me eventually, but it's always kind of followed me and especially because I like didn't go to school. And so many of these people, whether they went to school or not, like have these huge credits, have these huge careers, like people like Blake and even the younger actors on set that I was playing against, they were playing her like younger parts, had these amazing backstories in schools that they went to. And it's so hard to not feel inadequate like because of that. And then just starting out, it's like such a different thing. But how do I combat that?

[15:34] Robert Peterpaul: Well, you mentioned Justin just being kind to you, like kindness.

[15:37] Caroline Siegrist: So kind. And like we've said, kindness helps. Also, my mom like is so wonderful. I call her constantly. She's my biggest supporter.

[15:48] Robert Peterpaul: Yeah. Oh, my gosh. Don't say it too loud. She'll hear.

[15:55] Caroline Siegrist: She is like my biggest supporter and I am almost positive she was answering my calls at four in the morning when the bus was picking me up that day. And she brings me a lot of confidence being able to talk to her and just trying to ground and like the things that are meant for you won't pass you by and like you're meant to be where you are. And it's just a lot, a lot of affirmation for sure are what's getting me through.

[16:21] Robert Peterpaul: But yeah, that's beautiful. And I mean, you need those, especially on like a different lifestyle choice as an actor, but also going on tour, which is like a whole other ballgame. And I realized in researching you that I saw you in Six on tour. And I remember just being like completely blown away by your rendition of All I Want to Do. And I hadn't seen Six. I don't know why. I just like I'd never gone and I almost didn't. So I finally see it on the tour and I'm like, oh, my gosh, as someone who just seems so excellent at song interpretation, I'd love like your thoughts on that and like your process, especially now as you're working on Mean Girls.

[16:59] Caroline Siegrist: With Mean Girls, actually, in particular, I felt a little bit overwhelmed just because I'd never played a part like this. And I feel like Regina's songs are so one in the stratosphere. But they're just they're just felt a little hard to tackle like material wise. And I didn't want her to come off as just like super vindictive, maybe is the right word. I don't know. I wanted her to not just be mean. You know, I wanted there to be a little bit more to her. My brother actually is like a very serious actor. He doesn't do musical theater. He's more like plays and he writes little and directs. And growing up, he was always big about like breaking everything down with me, like sentence by sentence.

So I feel like I still think of him and do that every time I get new material. But All You Want to Do, that's so cool that you saw Six. I love that. That's a tricky one because it's an eight minute song or something ridiculous like that. And most of the choruses are pretty similar, but like slightly different. And they each have such a different vibe to them. And it just really has to build to, of course, like that big climactic ending. But I really wanted them all to feel different. And so I think I used a lot of his like breaking them down, you know, writing little notes and then just keeping those. I'm very I'm very big on imagery when I'm singing and when I'm performing and I'm just trying to like immerse myself as much as I can, I feel. But everything I know, I learned from my older brother.

[18:37] Robert Peterpaul: I love that. Shout out. Shout out to the fam left and right.

[18:41] Caroline Siegrist: Shout out to him. Yes. Oh, my gosh. They're gonna have such big heads after this.

[18:47] Robert Peterpaul: Hey, come on down. Gotta give it up for the fam. We are family. But that's a tricky one, too, because it's a story and such a cool story, but it's also a concert. You're not in the character living the moments. So it's sort of like, yeah, you have to have that imagery for yourself versus Mean Girls, which you're doing right now at the Cape Playhouse. Everyone runs through August 29th, I believe. And you are playing the Queen Bee, Regina George. First of all, how has that experience been so far?

[19:07] Caroline Siegrist: Oh, my gosh, it has been truly like I'm not even just saying this because I'm doing it right now. I have no bias, I swear. It's one of my favorite experiences I've had. Well, first of all, the Cape is beautiful. I've never spent this much time here, so it's gorgeous. This theater is so historic and magical to be in. And then the team was amazing. Our director and choreographer, his name's Al Blackstone. He's amazing. And our associate, Betty Weinberger. They were just like such a dream team and everyone involved. And this cast, I can't say enough. It's been so nice. And I'm loving it. I know this goes so against the kindness of it all, but I'm loving being a Mean Girl. It's so much fun. It's kind of liberating to get to say the things that only other people are thinking.

And I'm curious how you're approaching her with empathy because she does have a great arc, a little shift at the end after the bus incident, but it is there. And so how have you kind of found that? Because you're right, like you said before, if you just played her with one note, it wouldn't be that interesting to watch. And it's a high note. And I think it's harder for people to come around to her at the end if she is so one way. And we're just not that way as people. But yeah, it really has been a blast. I can't even lie. I think with her, I try to think about there's a scene with her mom at the end because that's really the only person in her family we see in the musical, at least. It's a little different in the movie, but she has a tough relationship with her mom.

Her mom never really grew up and is trying to be more her friend than anything else. And I don't think she really has a true authoritative figure in her household that molded her to teach her that kindness is important or that she's had her mom who is still trying to be young and hot. And so, of course, Regina is going to put that on a pedestal and not understand how to build female friendships or just relationships in general because they're not mirrored that way at home for her. And then just as a human, everyone wants to fit in at school and feel admiration. And I'm sure it started for her at a young age and she just ran with it from there. But I do try to... because there's a song on the show called Someone Gets Hurt and it's her manipulating Aaron into wanting to be with her by talking about how people don't see her as a human being because she's so beautiful and just ridiculous.

The only way she could think to wrap him back in. But I do think for Regina, there is some truth to that, that people just don't see her as a human being because she's now gotten this. And so, yeah, I just try to find those little nuggets of when they show a little bit of who's underneath just like nasty. Because she's got some snipers in this show, like some really mean one-liners. So I think you've got to cut through them a little bit.

[22:20] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, yeah. I mean, I remember reading about it when it was on Broadway and how they composed the songs a la a James Bond villain. Like they wanted that sort of like epic orchestration behind her, which I'm sure does a lot of the work for you. And it's why it was so cool to see Regina's sort of like Devil Wears Prada, Miranda not do too much, but still be so mean. So I appreciate all that you're saying. I wonder, at the Cape, do you feel like there's been some acts of kindness? It seems like you guys are bonding so much, like you said. What's the nicest thing that's happened so far at this playhouse? I need to know.

[22:53] Caroline Siegrist: I mean, truly. Yeah. Like, I don't even know if I could think of one thing. I know people say this all the time in our business, which I guess just means we're very lucky. But this really does feel like a family. Like everyone is so wonderful. Everyone's always looking out for each other. I mean, Al, our director, he is like a big he loves a round of applause. Like someone will come into the building and like, oh, you forgot a hair tie. Oh, here you can have my hair tie. Everyone round of applause. He's just always trying to cultivate like a good vibe. And so from day one, we just, I don't know, it really just is a good group. And it's so subscriber based here, too. So like, you'll be walking down the street, we drive these rental cars that they give us that literally have mean girls like plastered all night of them.

It's like some free marketing. And I mean, all these locals in Cape Cod will like wave you down and be like, Oh my God, we saw it last night. Like, you just feel like you're in such a little bubble. It's really magical. And it's literally the heartbeat of American theater, our regional theaters, which is why I love working at them or supporting them. I mean, I think more people out there should support their local theaters, everybody. It's very important. So I appreciate you sharing that. It's interesting with a show like Mean Girls, because if you had the wrong leader, it could be pretty bad. The clicks could kind of become real in real life. And it could be sort of like, behind the scenes. So no, and we haven't had that truly at all. No, which is in a show like this. Like you said, it is hard to avoid something like that happening. I feel.

[24:32] Robert Peterpaul: Okay, what is also hard to avoid? This is the most important question yet is missing your cat. I'm sure when you're away, you're a cat mom. Is it Eloise?

[24:41] Caroline Siegrist: I am a cat mom. She's here with me.

[24:46] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, she's with you.

[24:51] Caroline Siegrist: Oh my gosh, that's so nice. Was that right next to me? Hey, girl.

[24:56] Robert Peterpaul: I have two cats that are trying to come into my little studio here, but they're like under the door like, tell me everything about Eloise.

[25:04] Caroline Siegrist: Oh, my favorite topic ever. Well, yeah, thank God they let me bring her here. That's like, always my first question. I was like, I found out I got this job and I was like, okay, that's great. But like, can I bring my cat? Yeah. So luckily, they've been really accommodating. I think a lot of people don't think to ask that about cats specifically, but it's sad.

[25:20] Robert Peterpaul: Yeah, it is sad. And I'm like, like, that's my, that's my diva. I can't be leaving her. So I mean, I even took her I like did a short stint on tour the last like, two months or something like that. And I took her out to that and they were great about her there too. But she's never done anything longer than like two months. That probably was the longest I had her travel with me. But yeah, her name's Eloise. She goes by Weezy. She's about to be three in October. Hey, happy birthday. She is my support, emotional support diva down. Like I love her so much. And she does pretty well. Yeah, I feel like that is common for actors to not dogs are one thing. I feel like everyone wants to bring their dog. But no one really asks about, about cats. And she does really well traveling. She does even better accommodating like she does fine in new spaces. She hates an airport though.

[26:15] Caroline Siegrist: Oh, we don't do well on a plane.

[26:17] Robert Peterpaul: A lot of us do. Yeah, you don't need that. It's just meow. I was gonna ask you how you treat yourself with kindness during a contract. I mean, bringing your cat is kind of a big act of self. Like huge, I would die without her here. Um, yeah, I think I think having her is an amazing thing for me. Truthfully, I think it I find it really grounding and it and it leads me to be able to do more like self love led things because I don't feel so bad staying home. Like and saying no to like, you know, going out or like group activities like because FOMO haunts me. I know it's hard. So having her around, I'm like, No, I have to go meet with the cat. And then you know, I can make I'm, I'm big on the simple pleasures. Like I love to make myself just a cup of tea on a contract and, and read a book or snuggle up with her.

[27:08] Caroline Siegrist: I'm so excited to be here! Thank you for having me.

[27:38] Caroline Siegrist: It's such a joy to be at The Cape Playhouse this summer. The energy here is just incredible.

[28:08] Caroline Siegrist: I love how even in a show like Mean Girls, which has its "mean" moments, there's a lot of kindness behind the scenes.

[28:11] Caroline Siegrist: The friendships I've built during this process have been so meaningful to me.

[28:13] Caroline Siegrist: I think it's important to remember that kindness can be found in unexpected places.

[28:15] Caroline Siegrist: Trusting my friends and their opinions helped me see myself in a different light for this role.

[28:17] Caroline Siegrist: Self-kindness is something I've really focused on, especially while touring with Six! the Musical.

[28:19] Caroline Siegrist: It's easy to forget to be kind to yourself when you're constantly on the go.

[28:21] Caroline Siegrist: I had to learn to take breaks and appreciate my own journey.

[28:23] Caroline Siegrist: Meg Stalter is a genius at the stage door; her energy is infectious!

[28:25] Caroline Siegrist: She always finds a way to uplift everyone around her.

[28:27] Caroline Siegrist: Breaking down a musical theatre song is an art form in itself.

[28:29] Caroline Siegrist: It’s about understanding the character's journey and emotions.

[28:31] Caroline Siegrist: I love exploring the layers of a song and what it means to the story.

[28:33] Caroline Siegrist: Each performance is a chance to connect with the audience in a new way.

[28:35] Caroline Siegrist: I think that’s what makes live theatre so special.

[28:37] Caroline Siegrist: The audience's energy feeds into our performance, and it's a beautiful cycle.

[28:39] Caroline Siegrist: I feel so grateful to be part of this community.

[28:41] Caroline Siegrist: It’s all about spreading positivity and kindness through our art.

[28:43] Caroline Siegrist: I hope to inspire others to find their own ways to be kind.

[28:45] Caroline Siegrist: Whether it’s through a smile, a compliment, or just being there for someone.

[28:47] Caroline Siegrist: Kindness is a powerful tool, and we all have it within us.

[28:49] Caroline Siegrist: Thank you for having me on this journey of kindness!

[28:51] Caroline Siegrist: I can't wait to see what the rest of the summer holds.

[28:53] Caroline Siegrist: Let's keep spreading that positivity!

[28:55] Caroline Siegrist: I’m looking forward to sharing more stories and experiences.

[28:57] Caroline Siegrist: It’s all about lifting each other up in this industry.

[28:59] Caroline Siegrist: Thank you for creating a space for these conversations.

[29:01] Caroline Siegrist: I truly believe that kindness can change the world.

[29:03] Caroline Siegrist: And I’m so proud to be part of that movement.

[29:05] Caroline Siegrist: Let’s keep the kindness flowing!

[29:07] Caroline Siegrist: I appreciate every moment I get to share this message.

[29:09] Caroline Siegrist: It’s a reminder that we’re all in this together.

[29:11] Caroline Siegrist: Thank you for being a part of this journey with me.

[29:13] Caroline Siegrist: I can’t wait to see what’s next!