Composer
MAC QUAYLE

Actress & Executive Producer
SARAH PAULSON

MODERATED BY MATT GROBAR (Deadline) 

Screening Link available upon Registration

YouTube Live Stream Q&A:
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021, 6:30PM PT

From Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, Ratched is a suspenseful drama series that tells the origin story of asylum nurse Mildred Ratched. In 1947, Mildred arrives in Northern California to seek employment at a leading psychiatric hospital where new and unsettling experiments have begun on the human mind. On a clandestine mission, Mildred presents herself as the perfect image of what a dedicated nurse should be, but the wheels are always turning and as she begins to infiltrate the mental health care system and those within it, Mildred’s stylish exterior belies a growing darkness that has long been smoldering within, revealing that true monsters are made, not born. TV-MA | 60min 

Mac Quayle‘s unique musical stylings have captivated audiences worldwide. He scores BBC’s upcoming limited series The Pact; FX and Ryan Murphy’s ‘80s NYC ball scene drama, Pose; Netflix and Ryan Murphy/ Evan Romansky’s drama series Ratched; HBO’s documentary crime series The Vow by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning directors Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer; FX’s American Horror Story — Quayle received his first Emmy nomination for his score on American Horror Story: Freak Show; Fox’s procedural drama 9-1-1, which he co-composes with Todd Haberman; and 9-1-1: Lone Star, which he co-composes with both Haberman and Justin Cain Burnett. Notable other credits include USA Network’s Golden Globe-winning suspense-thriller Mr. Robot, for which he won an Emmy in 2016; Netflix’s The Politician; FX’s Feud: Bette and Joan, for which he received two Emmy nominations in 2017 for both the main title and score; FX’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story; Emmy-winning The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story; and more. 

Sarah Paulson is an award-winning actress who has built an impressive list of credits in film, television, and on stage. Paulson’s Emmy win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie was earned for her portrayal of attorney Marcia Clark in the critically acclaimed mini-series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story on FX. Paulson most recently starred in the Netflix series, Ratched, where she played the title role and served as Executive Producer. Paulson is currently in production on FX’s Impeachment: American Crime Story, in which she stars as Linda Tripp and serves as Executive Producer, and will soon begin production on season 10 of American Horror Story. On the small screen, Paulson was last seen in Hulu’s Emmy nominated limited series Mrs. America, and in HBO’s Coastal Elites. She previously starred in the eighth installment of Ryan Murphy’s award-winning television series American Horror Story for FX. In addition to starring as multiple characters that season, she also made her directorial debut with the 78-minute crossover episode Return to Murder House. Paulson has received five Emmy nominations for her roles in the franchise: Ally Mayfair-Richards in AHS: Cult; Sally in AHS: Hotel; Bette and Dot Tattler, conjoined twins, in AHS: Freak Show; Cordelia Foxx in AHS: Coven; and Lana Winters in AHS: Asylum. Paulson received her first Emmy nomination and second Golden Globe nomination for her role as Nicolle Wallace in HBO’s critically acclaimed telefilm Game Change. Her first Golden Globe nomination was for her performance in Aaron Sorkin’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Paulson’s other credits include Todd Haynes’ critically acclaimed Carol; Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave; Jeff Nichols’ Mud; Steven Spielberg’s The Post; Aneesh Chaganty’s Run; M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller Glass; Netflix’s Bird Box; Warner Bros. Ocean’s 8; DreamWorks Animations’ Abominable; Fox Searchlight’s Martha Marcy May Marlene; Down with Love; What Women Want; and The Other Sister directed by Gary Marshall. 

On stage, Paulson last appeared in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Talley’s Folly. She previously starred on Broadway in the two-hander Collected Stories opposite Linda Lavin; as Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie, alongside Jessica Lange; The Cherry Orchard, alongside Alfred Molina and Annette Bening; and Tracy Letts’ critically acclaimed Killer Joe.

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