Podcast Ep #15: Dawn Didawick (Regional Theatre, Erin Brockovich, Pretty Little Liars) on Being a Sponge, No Credentials, and Daring to Fail

The Working Actor’s Journey
2 min readDec 21, 2018

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Dawn with her husband Harry Groener in THREE DAYS IN THE COUNTRY at Antaeus Theatre in Glendale, CA

On the show is Dawn Didawick, an LA-based actor who has worked at numerous regional theatres, has lived and worked in both DC and New York, and also has a number of film and TV credits. Dawn is also married to our previous guest Harry Groener, so now we hear the other half!

Dawn chats about:

  • doing industrials
  • dealing with fear
  • having mentors
  • working on new plays
  • sexual harassment and shame
  • how to keep working
  • and lots more!

Click here for the full show notes and links to everything mentioned.

A brief bio:

Dawn Didawick appeared on Broadway in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, with the production winning a Tony Award for Best Revival. Her regional credits include the Actor’s Theater of Louisville, Long Wharf Theater, Hartford Stage Company, the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, Alabama Shakespeare Theater, Seattle Rep, and South Coast Repertory Theater. Dawn was involved in the beginning years of the Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre in Louisville. She developed working relationships with many playwrights including Marsha Norman, Colleen Dobson Baker, and James McClure. She’s a founding member of the Antaeus Theatre in Glendale, CA, appearing in many of their productions and readings, including a recent role as Big Mama in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

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