Sierra Goddard’s latest challenge as an actress is to portray a man in the 1800s.

Goddard, 23, of Freeport, is the latest guest on the Register Star’s “Meet the Artist” podcast where we meet the artists who make our community a more beautiful place. 

During the podcast discussion, Goddard explains how she gets into character as Powell, the lead protagonist in the West Side Show Room’s newest stage production of “Men On Boats” - a production written by Jacklyn Backhaus and directed by Rockford’s own Mike Werckle.

In real life, John Wesley Powell led the first government-sanctioned expedition through the Grand Canyon, called the Powell Geographic Expedition in the 1860s. It was a 3-month river paddle down the Green and Colorado Rivers. In the play, the all-female cast helps to highlight the ridiculousness of male bravado and questions male values. Hilarity and tragedy ensues.

Goddard attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles and in New York City. She tells the story of how she ended up living in Freeport to attend Highland Community and Kishwuakee Colleges.

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More information

Rockford Register Star: www.rrstar.com

Host: Scott P. Yates; 815-987-1348; syates@rrstar.com; @scottpyates

Sierra Goddard: https://www.backstage.com/u/sierragoddard/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9919314/ 

Instagram: @thewritersierra

West Side Show Room: www.thewssr.org

Music:

The episode’s theme music was recorded live during the “Men on Boats” performance at the West Side Show Room in Rockford on November 21, and replayed here with the director’s permission.