The In-Between with Taylor Steele

Meet Taylor Steele! Taylor joins Cherry Picking for the very first time this year with a brand new play. Despite all the trials and chaos of life, we are so excited that Taylor has found a place to land with CP!

What was your first CP year? How were you involved (audience, actor, writer, producer, front of house, tech)?

This year will be my first year being a part of CP!

How are you living - if at all - in a liminal space currently?

I feel incredibly in between infinite modes of being. I feel like I’ve been moving into a new phase of my life for about six months now, and I don’t know when I will have arrived. But, when I look behind me, I can see the life I was living and that I’m no longer there. I am on the bridge between selves.

Describe a time when you had absolutely no idea what would happen next?

When I left the first college I attended at the end of my sophomore year, I moved back home and had hopes of continuing my education without a beat in between. That didn’t happen. I spent a year floating in chaos before I landed in a place that felt like home.

What’s worse: the moment after a sharp inhale or before a long sigh?

The moment after a sharp inhale is definitely worse. A sigh, regardless of circumstance, is a release. An inhale, and a sharp one at that, still necessitates an exhale. If the inhale itself is painful, then the moment following it is likely painful as well.

You’re stuck between two people in the middle seat on an airplane, buckled up for a long flight. Who are your ideal OR nightmare seatmates?

Ideal: My mom in the aisle seat, and any of my best friends in the window seat.

Nightmare: An influencer couple.

Ice cream sandwich or deli sandwich? (Be specific)

Ohh deli sandwich 100%. Sausalito turkey, lettuce, white onions, mayo, on a hero. Simple, but it hits the spot every time.

You won’t want to miss Taylor’s new play, Herald, featured on Tuesday, July 14th!

(Photo credit: Noah Eberhart)