Performers Magazine, a publication of the ACTRA Toronto trade union which represents Canadian entertainment and media workers, has published an interview of Bahia Watson, the voice of Misty Brightdawn. She recently won an "Outstanding Performance" award at the trade union's ACTRA Awards for her voice acting in the My Little Pony: Make Your Mark episode "The Traditional Unicorn Sleep-Over", which is why they interviewed her.
Tell us about your award-winning role in My Little Pony: Make Your Mark and what inspires you about playing Misty.
My character, Misty Brightdawn, is a complicated, adorable little unicorn who is on a path to finding herself and her voice. She has experienced hardship and struggles. I love her because she is completely flawed and makes big mistakes. She’s imperfect, she’s awkward and sometimes uncool. You can see the efforts she makes to figure things out, to grow and learn. Being able to share that journey with our audiences is something I find very meaningful. I think she represents a lot of kids and adults. Those who might feel they are in this sparkling world, around all these sparkling people (and ponies), who can seem like they are so together and perfect. Yet who actually feel they don’t fit in or are unworthy. So I get to see Misty reckon with and transcend some of those things and accept the parts of herself that may be different. Those things that are just… her. I think that resonates with a lot of people.
You can read the rest of her interview on the Performers Magazine website.
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