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Meet AKT’s Newest Members: Ethan ’19 and Jadon ’19

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Skidmore chapter.

 

Name: Jadon Sokoll-Ward

Class year: 2019

Major: Business

Hometown: Columbia, Maryland

Hobbies/Interests: Drama, graphic design, and writing

Relationship Status: Single and ready to mingle

 

Name: Ethan Embry

Class Year: 2019 

Major: Psych/Theater, Minor: Physics

Hometown: Lexington, Massachusetts

Hobbies/interests: Acting, singing, and caring for animals! 

Relationship Status: Single and ready to mingle

 

HC Skidmore sat down with two of the newest members of the improv group Awkward Kids Talking (AKT), and, sure enough, they started talking!

HC: What would people be most surprised to know about you?

EE: My dream job is to work at a sloth sanctuary.

JSW: I wish I was foreign. (Australian, to be specific)

 

HC: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?

EE: An astronaut

JSW: Pilot

 

HC: Best moment of freshman year so far?

EE: AKT show

JSW: Same

 

HC: Who is someone on campus that you really admire?

EE: The early shift at Burgess.

JSW: My business professor, Prof. Youndt.

 

HC: Biggest comedic inspiration?

EE: Louis C.K.

JSW: John Mulaney/Stephen Colbert

 

HC: How did you guys get into improv comedy?

EE: I was dared to in High School because improv is something that scares me. And apprentenly I loved it.

JSW: I had just finished my first theatrical production and improv auditions were the week after the musical. I decided to audition for improv and turns out I was good at it.

 

HC: What nickname would best describe the other person?

EE: Jadon (pronounched Yadone)

JSW: The Straight Gay

 

HC: What is one thing you’ll never do again?

EE: Eat brussel sprouts.

JSW: Eat one of those dog beggin strips.

 

HC: Favorite club on campus that you’re not a part of?

EE: Humans vs. Zombies

JSW: Quidditch Club

 

HC: Blue side or Red side?

EE: Red Side

JSW: Red Side

 

HC: What fictional character reminds you most of yourself?

EE: Jessie Pinkman from breaking bad but without the meth.

JSW: Heisenberg…

 

HC: If you could take a class on anything, what would it be?

EE: A class devoted to the weird stuff people find at the bottom of the ocean.

JSW: Puppies.

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Emma Bernstein

Skidmore '19

Senior polisci major with a passion for matcha, Cristiano Ronaldo, late-night political comedy, and bucket hats.
A senior at Skidmore College, who loves beagles, batman, and sushi. You can find me dreaming about Anderson Cooper and doing crossword puzzles.