"In an era characterized by constant distraction and digital advancements, Emmy Award-winning actress Christine Baranski believes the greatest performance anyone can give is simply being present. In the theater of life, in which we are all players, we must practice the art of being human and present every single day, Baranski said. Put down your phone, look away from your screens and just take delight in the present moment."
"Appearing recently before a packed audience at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts, Baranski known for her roles as Diane Lockhart in The Good Wife, Tanya Chesham-Leigh in Mamma Mia! and Agnes van Rhijn in The Gilded Age was the eighth and final presenter wrapping up the 20th annual Lesher Foundation's Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series with reflections on her decades-long career in theater and television."
"Baranski opened by commending the evening's featured nonprofit, the Diablo Regional Arts Association (DRAA), which partners with the Lesher Center to help fund performances, arts education programs and community outreach initiatives. Baranski recalled the impact a similar theater program had on her while growing up in Buffalo, New York. I started my career on the streets of Buffalo, doing projects like what the DRAA is doing for kids."
Christine Baranski emphasizes presence as the greatest performance, urging people to put down phones, look away from screens and delight in the present moment. She appeared before a packed audience at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts to close the 20th Lesher Foundation Newsmakers series. Baranski noted roles in The Good Wife, Mamma Mia! and The Gilded Age. She commended the Diablo Regional Arts Association for funding performances, arts education and community outreach. Baranski recounted growing up in Buffalo, early theater experiences that ignited her career, and an initial Juilliard rejection tied to a slight speech impediment and her mother's long work hours.
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