'In The Dark' Star Perry Mattfeld Dishes On How She Prepared To Play a Blind Person on New CW Show

'In The Dark' Star Perry Mattfeld Dishes On How She Prepared To Play a Blind Person on New CW Show

Perry Mattfeld‘s new show, In The Dark, is just hours away from its’ premiere on The CW.

The 25-year-old actress is opening up with Coming Soon about how the series spoke to her and how she prepared to play a blind person.

“When I first read the script I flew through it. That’s how I usually judge if a project speaks to me, based on how quickly I get through the scripts. If I struggle and I have to go back and keep trying to figure out who’s who…but something with In the Dark, I flew through it,” Perry says of her connection to the show.

She adds that she “laughed and then I got teary-eyed. I felt a lot. And then this character of Murphy was something that I was dying to try because it was an emotional, mental, and a physical aspect as well.”

Perry also talked about portraying a blind person on television, despite not being blind herself.

“The show is loosely inspired by our blind consultant, Lorri Bernson. Before starting production I spent a lot of time with Lorri in her house watching her [during] her night routine, morning routine. Watching her brush her teeth, cook in her kitchen, watching her send emails or work with her guide dog, just so I could get a grasp of her physicality,” she shared.

Perry continues, “On set, the director would explain the blocking and then I’d watch her do the blocking, and then I’d try to mimic exactly how she moved through the space. Getting to work with Calle [Walton] and have scenes with her were some of our most fun scenes as well.

“I think upon getting the role I understood how much responsibility I have and how much I was gonna get to learn as well. The fact that the creators used the opportunity to surround the project with a lot of authenticity is something to be really proud of.”

READ MORE:
Who Stars In The CW’s ‘In The Dark’? Meet The Full Cast!

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