Meet The Broadway Actor Teaching Public Defenders How To Win In Court

Meet The Broadway Actor Teaching Public Defenders How To Win In Court

On Sunday, June 7, LeeAnne Hutchison was at the Tony Awards, watching her Broadway debut Liberation win for Best Play. The next morning, she woke up and clocked in at Defenders Academy, a week-long trial skills program for public defenders from across the country. She’s spent the last two decades using her acting skills to teach lawyers how to be more compelling in court.  Hutchison and I met over Zoom to talk about what a courtroom has in commo…