Isa Briones on In The Heights, Advocating For Herself and Playing a Controversial Character

“It's definitely intense,” she laughs. “And I think nothing can really prepare you for it until you're in it. I will say being a theatre person is very helpful because the way we shoot things feels very theatrical.

“We rehearse things over and over and over before even getting cameras even near us. We make sure that we have all the choreography down - and it does feel like choreography - then marrying that with the acting beats of it all, like, ‘What is the case we’re doing? But also what is the emotional subtext of what's happening and what's the actual medical procedure?’ There are so many layers to marry together before cameras even get in there. So it feels like the rehearsal process of theatre.” 

“Being creative was always a part of my life but I definitely had the privilege of always knowing that that was a path, which a lot of people do not”

Briones’ roots on the stage combined with her previous, high profile role in Star Trek: Picard between 2020 and 2023 make her the perfect candidate for a role in the high paced world of The Pitt. Growing up, the actor moved between the cities of London, New York and Los Angeles following her parents’ careers - her mother Megan worked as a musical theatre actor while her father, Jon Jon was making waves in the West End, most notably as a part of the Miss Saigon revival in 2014. 

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