From Wigs to Wow: Embracing Your Authentic Self as a Performer

This week, Salisha shares a powerful realization about hair, identity, and what it really means to show up fully in the audition room.

After taking a commercial class in New York City, a simple question from a casting director shifted the way she saw herself. What started as a conversation about a wig turned into a deeper reflection about confidence, perception, and the subtle ways performers sometimes hide parts of themselves without even realizing it.

In this solo episode, Salisha talks about
• The unspoken politics of hair in audition rooms
• The difference between choosing a look and hiding behind one
• How embracing her natural hair changed her confidence
• Broadway’s evolving relationship with authenticity
• Why being fully yourself can influence how others receive you

This episode is a reminder that sometimes the shift is not about changing your talent. It is about changing how you see yourself.

When you stop hiding and start choosing intentionally, you may realize you were more than enough all along.

CHAPTERS

01:41 Commercial class and unexpected feedback
03:29 The casting director’s honest perspective
05:05 Hiding versus choosing intentionally
05:51 Broadway’s shift toward natural authenticity
08:02 Accepting yourself and being cast as you

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Many thanks to Gotham Network in NYC, TyNia Brandon for writing and laying vocals down for the updated theme song and Big Red Studios for the intro video wherever you watch the latest season of The Salisha Show!