, at People’s Light in Malvern, germinated nearly a decade ago, long before she played Kate Winslet’s therapist on the show.
“I was actually very familiar with the area while filming “Mare of Easttown” because I’ve been working on this play,” Davis said in an interview this week. “So, 2013 was my first visit to People’s Light and Chester County and getting to know all the organizations around here.
“I’ve been doing the things that I do since I was a kid,” she said of her passions. “I love to build worlds as a writer. I like to be able to step into other peoples’ worlds and see their vision as a performer and, as a singer, I really like to skip the logic, the left brain, and just go straight to the heart. They’re all intertwined. I can’t choose a favorite child.”
Davis, a California native and Harvard graduate, was invited to Chester County as part of People’s Light’s New Play Frontiers, a program that aims to “produce new plays that explore our American identity inspired by stories and concerns in our region.” In looking to build local audiences with local stories, Zak Berkman, producing artistic director at People’s Light, said theaters are “much more in conversation about the work and who is influencing it.