Taylor's acting work has been prolific, with work in theatre, television and film. After leaving DePaul University's Goodman Theatre School to pursue her acting career, Taylor went on to form her own theater company, Machine Full. Her film career began with Mystic Pizza, and she has since worked with many acclaimed directors including Emir Kusturica, Robert Altman, Nancy Savoca and John Waters.
After her talk, Taylor will participate in a Q&A with Hilary Neroni, associate professor of English and film. Neroni, who says her students are excited for Taylor's visit, will show clips from several of her films and ask the actress questions on a variety of topics, including, "her approach to acting in film vs. television, her thoughts about the representation of women on film, and her experiences in Short Cuts, I Shot Andy Warhol, and Six Feet Under."
At 5:30 p.m. in Memorial Lounge, Waterman, Taylor's partner, writer Nick Flynn will read from his bestselling memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, which is the story of encountering for the third time in his life his estranged, homeless, ex-con father while working in a Boston homeless shelter. Nick Flynn will read new poetry as well as selections from his volumes of poetry Some Ether and Blind Huber. Flynn's poems, essays and non-fiction have appeared in The New Yorker, the Paris Review, The New York Times Book Review and on Public Radio International's "This American Life."
Both lectures are sponsored by the English Department and the James and Mary Brigham Buckham Fund.
Information: major.jackson@uvm.edu.