Inside A.C.T.

By Taylor Steinbeck Later this month, 18-year-old Nina Kissinger will not only be crossing her high school stage to receive a diploma, but she will also be gracing the Geary stage for her professional theater debut in A.C.T.’s A Walk on the Moon . We sat down with this over-the-moon emerging actor to ask her about how she got cast and what the character of Myra means to her. Nina Kissinger (Myra) and Brigid O'Brien (Alison) at the first rehearsal of A.C.T.'s 2018 production of A Walk on the Moon . Photo by Taylor Steinbeck. Can you tell us about the audition process? I had heard that A.C.T. was auditioning for a brand-new musical, since I’m in the building a lot for the Young Conservatory's high school musical ensemble. I had auditions for college programs coming up, so I thought it would be good to get some audition practice. I went into the room withmy Carole King song, and casting immediately asked me to read for Myra. They then told me to stay familiar with th...