‘Abbott Elementary’ Star Lisa Ann Walter Makes Meatballs While Discussing the Teacher Shortage
variety.comSelome Hailu Lisa Ann Walter is busy cooking dinner as we talk on the phone. “Hang on one second — I wanna flip my rigatoni into the pot, and I don’t wanna talk over it!” the “Abbott Elementary” actor laughs in the middle of answering a question. “I’m having people over from the cast tomorrow, and some of the crew.
Quinta, if she gets back in time from New York, will come over, and I promised her meatballs. Baked pasta, meatballs and sausage.” Titled “The Principal’s Office,” Season 2 Episode 4 of “Abbott Elementary” sees her character, Melissa Schemmenti, invite Janine (series creator Quinta Brunson) over for a cooking lesson.
Together, they cook an Italian meal, and Walter is aware of the irony that she’s in an interview about the episode while doing the same.
Moments like this have actually caused her to adjust her approach as an actor. “The shorthand for it is ‘the green umbrella,’ a Stanislavski technique.
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