Playwright Vanessa Severo finds deeply personal connection with real-life artist in 'Frida'

Chicago Sun-Times: Actress-playwright Vanessa Severo didn’t know much about iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo until a conversation with a friend sent her on a 10-year journey of discovery. “We met for coffee, and during our conversation he said to me, ‘I see a Frida Kahlo in you,’ ” Severo recalls. “And I thought, what does that mean? So I started researching her and became fascinated with this woman who as an artist was ahead of her time.”