after that year passed, kenny leon came to new york and extended an offer to me to play angel alan in "blues for an alabama sky." that was a very significant time. because i went to atlanta, i was at the alliance theatre performing in a smaller theatre downstairs, but we were in the woodruff arts center, and i was surrounded by art, by music, by theatre, every single day. it made me feel like i was back at howard university, because that's how it was in the college of fine arts. every day it's there. every single day. all day listening. and it was like a rebirth for me to be just in that environment so solid like that for three months. after having been on television for eight years, and in a broadway show and having that kind of experience. it's very interesting, you're seen in people's homes all over the world, but you don't see people. tavis: yeah. >> you're isolated in the studio, and then you go home to your family and fried chicken and clean the chicken and go to bed. [laughter] tavis: but you don't see people. >> but you don't really see people. people think you're seeing peopl

after that year passed, kenny leon came to new york and extended an offer to me to play angel alan in "blues for an alabama sky." that was a very significant time. because i went to atlanta, i was at the alliance theatre performing in a smaller theatre downstairs, but we were in the woodruff arts center, and i was surrounded by art, by music, by theatre, every single day. it made me feel like i was back at howard university, because that's how it was in the college of fine arts. every day it's there. every single day. all day listening. and it was like a rebirth for me to be just in that environment so solid like that for three months. after having been on television for eight years, and in a broadway show and having that kind of experience. it's very interesting, you're seen in people's homes all over the world, but you don't see people. tavis: yeah. >> you're isolated in the studio, and then you go home to your family and fried chicken and clean the chicken and go to bed. [laughter] tavis: but you don't see people. >> but you don't really see people. people think you're seeing peopl