Today we’d like to introduce you to Trevor Wright
Hi Trevor, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
20 years ago to this very time my whole world was opening up and changing. I was a year into community college sorta floating along a path I thought was more or less required, before auditioning for and ultimately becoming a student of the Actor Training Program (ATP). I fully credit that period as a turning point – a literal trajectory change – forever altering and focusing not just my course, but my life. Now, looking back I can truly appreciate the pursuit I began those 2 decades past – one that I would like to think would make 20-year-ago-me proud. Despite those years (14 of which “out here”), I still feel like I am just beginning, like I am still scrapping and grinding away for all the same things as the newcomers. One of the lessons I will never forget from those ATP days was essentially about enjoying the process – the idea that when we take on a new part in a show we tend to put all of our thoughts and all the focus on how its going to turn out and how the final performance(s) will be, all while missing out on the true gift of it all that took place from table read to curtain call. Where I am today is a place of validation; rooted in and propelled by the experience of those 20 years, all while forever learning to embrace and enjoy the process of the next 20.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
You’ll have to pardon my “HA!”, but, well, HA! Smooth you say? Far more like crunchy (which I prefer). The struggle IS The Struggle. I am reminded of the advice a good friend gave me after moving here: she said this place (this city) is like a monster. Everything out here is designed to keep you out, or at the very least make sure you never return again. It’s either too expensive, too crowded, too hot, too exclusive or all of the above (spoiler alert: it’s all of the above). Ultimately, her point was that I/you/the next person should just focus on living here. Worry about making this place feel like home. The more at home I am, the less scary this place is and the monster fades. So when I say something kinda silly like “the struggle is the struggle” what I mean is the road isn’t smooth, in fact perhaps the whole point is that it’s not supposed to be. Community is very important to making this monster seem less like a monster and more like a home. There is no chance I’d still be out here if not for the communities, the brotherhoods, the bonds, professional relationships and personal friendships I’ve had along the way. Shoutout to Keri for some of the best advice I’ve ever received!
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I’ll start by saying I’m a proud yes-and’er! Yes-anding this life out here is what has kept me afloat. I yes-anded my way into a line of work I never imagined I’d take part in (stunts) and from that I have been honored to be part of one of those very communities I was talking about earlier (special shoutout to team Pitch Slap!) – who also just so happen to be people that I leaned on to help me get by when the world shut down. Speaking of that time, it was “convenient” to be just launching a podcast (The Pie Guys) while everything else was seemingly being taken away. I realize how mere mention of having a podcast might bring one to roll their eyes, but I am proud to have produced 100 episodes right alongside some of my closest friends, even if we never really knew what we were doing. Isn’t that the real purpose of saying yes-and though? Not knowing the outcome yet choosing to embrace the unknown for all that it could be? I’ve tried to apply that principle to my work which is also quite literally what I can be spotted doing regularly for work as a New York cop at Universal Studios. Ultimately, my work is more than just what can be clipped together or viewed, it’s the way I went about doing my work – that’s my calling card within the greater community at large.
Can you share something surprising about yourself?
Some people close to me certainly are aware of this – and of course those regulars from back in the day – but a little fun fact about me is I used to be a karaoke host. Yeah, one of them! I mean speaking of yes-anding things, I inherited KJ duties when I was in need of any kind of work I could get and what used to be a go-to night out turned into years of great times, lifelong memories, and even a $600 tip – but that’s a story for another time. Of course whenever you bring up karaoke the inevitable question, “What’s your song?” must be answered and if you thought just being a KJ was enough of a surprising fun fact, what if I told you I could rap? See! It’s that kind of reaction that made me want to lean into a style that you wouldn’t see coming, and that’s when you drop “Rap God” by Eminem on ’em and the rest is history….
Contact Info:
- Website: https://trevdub.squarespace.com
- Instagram: @teecdub
- Other: The Pie Guys Podcast: anchor.fm/thepieguyspod
Image Credits
LeRoyal Tutt (first 2)
Sergio Armenta (cop)
