The first time Miriam Shor's agent ever sent her out to audition, Miriam laced up her combat boots, sharpened her most resentful Slavic accent and faked her way through a Dolly Parton song for which she only knew five words. As Miriam tells it, the way she earned the role of Itzhak in the iconic Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a story of magic, hopefulness and what happens when an actor connects with a show that changes culture.