The acclaimed, Madison-raised actor Bradley Whitford is well known for his work in TV’s “The West Wing” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” — and now for the role he played in “Arsenic and Old Lace” as a teenager. It was that early experience on stage, after all, that confirmed Whitford’s love of acting and put him on a career trajectory that would later include three Emmy Awards.
Whitford, who attended East High School in the 1970s, tells that story on “Arts Educators Save the World,” a revealing and entertaining podcast co-created by UW-Madison professor Erica Halverson.