Sarah Paulson recalls the time she received some unsolicited advice she won’t soon forget.
On SmartLess podcast episode of may 13 actress currently acting Appropriate on Broadway, she told the story of being in another play and receiving “six pages” of notes from the actress who played her in the previous production.
“I did a play called Talley’s Folly at the Roundabout, and an actress – and I’m going to say this, and I’m not going to ask you to stop this, because I don’t give a damn – this actress came to the show. Her name is Trish Hawkins. Hi Trish! Hi, Trisha!” said Paulson, 49. “Trish Hawkins came to this show—am I going to get sued? I don’t care, because I think this is outrageous.”
The Tony Award nominee said her mother brought Hawkins, 78, to see it Talley’s Follysince they were in “some kind of writing group” and her mom thought it would be a good idea.
When Paulson spoke with Hawkins, “She kind of looked me up and down, and then she said, ‘Your dress is yellow. Mine was pink.’ And I thought, ‘What?’ ” she said.
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Enter Sarah Paulson and Danny Burstein Talley’s Folly in New York on March 5, 2013.
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But according to Paulson, the criticism did not end there.
“Cut it to two days later, I got a six-page email of notes and communication to me about what she did while she was doing the play, what she recommended I do,” American Horror Story star told hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett on the podcast.
“It was outrageous. It was really outrageous,” Paulson continued. “Trish Hawkins, I haven’t forgotten it and I hope I never see you again.”
Asked if she had kept the letter, Paulson confirmed that she had, but joked with a laugh about her mom initiating the meeting with Hawkins in the play: “I just put it back in the file of things my mother did.”
Hawkins was not immediately available for comment to PEOPLE.
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Sarah Paulson entered Appropriate in New York on March 25, 2024.
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Paulson earned her first Tony nomination for her role in Appropriate last month, for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play.
Appropriate is about three siblings (Pauslon, Corey Stoll and Michael Esper) who return to their father’s house in Arkansas after his death to deal with his estate. But when mysterious items are discovered among the clutter, buried grudges and long-hidden secrets surface as the family must face the ghosts of their past.
After opening at the Hayes Theater in December 2023 to rave reviews and sold-out houses — with the family drama striking comparisons to Tony Award-winning plays such as August: Osage County and People — Appropriate transferred to the Belasco Theater at the end of March for an additional 13 weeks. Theatrical production Second Scene will last until June 23.
Tickets for Appropriate are available on the show’s website.
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