Alexandra Nader
Alexandra Nader is an actress and singer.
She is currently a member of the Story Pirates, where she hosts SPTV.
As part of Story Pirates: The Amazing Adventures Tour, Alexandra and other members of the Story Pirates will be performing at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, Ill. on May 11, 2024.
She joined me via video chat to discuss her career, SPTV, and the upcoming tour.
That interview is below.
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Alexandra Nader is a supporter of Story Pirates Changemakers.
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Mike Reflects
When I was in grade school, I used to come down with headaches whenever it was time to write in class.
It even got to the point where the teacher would approve my request to go to the nurse as soon as I raised my hand, without me even needing to say a word.
Even through junior high, my dislike of writing was noticeable and left an impression. When I told some of my 7th and 8th grade teachers (years later, mind) that I was pursuing writing as both a hobby and career path, shock was an understatement.
I first found out about the Story Pirates from advertising for their tour stop at the Rialto.
Ever since, I’ve been wondering how much sooner I might have come to embrace writing if I had their school presentations or podcast soliciting stories from listeners when I was of that age.
Having spent the past couple of years watching my friends, colleagues, and peers become parents or grandparents, looking for entertainment that appeals to their younger kids or grandkids, I’ve wanted to branch into promoting things for that demographic.
This, being something that I feel would’ve really taken to, felt like the perfect example.
And I think Alexandra was the perfect guest for it.
More than anything else, I was excited to explore how one in her position goes about balancing a career in children’s entertainment with a career doing similar entertainment for general audiences, as well as how the two compare and contrast.
I’ve long been fascinated by that dichotomy, given how, as Alexandra put it, children’s entertainment often carries a noticeable lack of subtlety or cynicism, which makes it fairly unique in the broader sphere of otherwise similar entertainment.
Even when you’re simply playing yourself, you have to be “on” in a way that turns the dial up and puts a lot of mustard on it. (Yes, that’s a mixed metaphor, because I couldn’t decide which I like better. I’m also just tickled by the mental image of a dial covered in mustard.)
Not everyone can do it or do it over a long term. Even as an actor/actress, it can take a lot out of you to keep that energy up.
And, as I mentioned, I think Alexandra was a great guest to explore all of that with.