From a mesmerizing Waiting for Godot at age nine to his current role as Albert Einstein in The Secrets of the Universe (and other songs) – at The Hub Theatre through July 29 – SASHA OLINICK has relished his life in the theatre. Get the inside scoop on his britches-splitting career in this week’s Take Ten.

1) What was the first show you ever saw, and what impact did it have?

Emily Morrison

From her early-American roots seeing The Lost Colony in its al fresco glory and playing Johnny Appleseed for a rapt DAR audience, EMILY MORRISON has emerged to appear in Unexpected Stage Company’s Be a Good Little Widow, through August 5. Get the scoop in this week’s Take Ten!

1) What was the first show you ever saw, and what impact did it have?

Tai Alexander

From early memories of a bayou Nutcracker to inspiration from choreographer Alvin Ailey and playwright Ntozake Shange, TAI ALEXANDER brings a wealth of passion and insight to her work as Managing Director of Ally Theatre Company and her role in its premiere of #poolparty. Get the inside scoop in this week’s Take Ten!

1) What was the first show you ever saw, and what impact did it have?

Magdalena Gómez

MAGDALENA GÓMEZ provided the text for Dancing in My Cockroach Killers – playing at GALA Hispanic Theatre through July 1 – and provides readers of this week’s Take Ten with some tough love. Get a glimpse at her plans for real-life villains of the past and her passion for audiences of the present.

1) What was the first show you ever saw, and what impact did it have?

Zack Powell

This week’s Take Ten finds ZACK POWELL looking back to his porcine theatrical debut, dreaming of the premiere of Hamlet, and regretting an Othello-inspired faux pas. Catch him as the up-and-coming drag star in The Legend of Georgia McBride, at Round House Theatre through July 1.

1) What was the first show you ever saw, and what impact did it have?