The problem is the message it’s giving off is actually just as prejudiced. “I wanted to be sure that this episode didn’t feel like a TED Talk or an after school special, and actually feel like something people would want to watch and walk away from feeling more connected to an understanding of trans experience.” “I just wanted to counter all the negative political messaging with a Care Bear Stare of joy: trans joy, trans liberation, trans community,” Nayfack says. “Let Them Play,” airing this Monday at 10/9c on NBC, couldn’t be more relevant as legislators across the country are advancing laws targeting the LGBT+ community. “I used to have a sticky note on my computer that said, ‘Every day, ask one person for help who scares the s-t out of you.’” “My whole career has been about asking for that one more thing that makes me uncomfortable, but I feel like I deserve because I’ve worked hard,” she notes. “I’ve done 30 episodes of television as an actor, I wrote the episode, no one understands these characters more than me, I’ve trained as a director in the theater - put me in, coach.” Nayfack received the call the next day that she was going to direct.Īdvocating for herself is nothing new for the multi-hyphenate, who says, “You have to because no one else will.” “That night, I wrote to all the executives, and I was like, ‘This episode is about giving the trans person a shot, so give me my shot. When the episode’s original director had to drop out unexpectedly, Nayfack jumped on the opportunity. Nayfack also appears in the episode as Dottie, a quirky character with game-changing information for the headquarters crew.
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