Interview 049 with Dion Flynn
Black America and Covid by Sonja J Killebrew
Episode notes
Listen to Black American Actor, Comedian, Impersonator, and Improv Specialist Dion Flynn, Master of Arts in Acting from NYU — who lived in Michigan until he was 2-years-old, then lived in Maryland until 17-years-old, and enlisted in the U.S. Army, then lived in Albany, New York, then New York City, and now currently lives in Brooklyn — share about his ancestry that he learned through 23 and Me, which is British, Irish, and Sub-Saharan African. He shares about founding “The Improviser’s Mindset” during the Covid-19 pandemic where Dion helps people connect with themselves and others using the powerful skills of improv.
“So, to bring the metaphor back to what is 24 hours like in our home during the pandemic, I just saw that I never had the option to just sit down in the snow and die. I had two entities upstairs who were depending on me and to ...