'Dear White People' actor got start in Milwaukee theater
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Growing up in Milwaukee with modest means, actor Jeremy Tardy said sometimes his family was so broke they could not pay the electricity bill.
Because of this, First Stage, the second-largest theater company in Milwaukee, became a place of solace for Tardy, now 27, during his teen years. He called First Stage a safe haven, where he could often escape from reality.
Tardy, the keynote speaker at a recent First Stage event at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, is best known for his role in "Dear White People," a Netflix show that follows the stories of four black students at a predominantly white Ivy League college.