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Sarah Bock was a high-school student who had never seenSeverancewhen she landed an audition for the series.
I had the first season as source material to look at for the tone, Bock says.
But everything else, I was in the dark.
We built the character throughout the audition process.
After that, I had a callback in New York with Tramell Tillman.
That word:scary.
There is something a little sinister about Miss Huang.When I played her, I didnt feel very scary.
I was like,Okay, heard.
I understand who this character is.
What does she mean?The way she says it, its very innocent and almost throwaway.
This is just a thought shes having.
When I read that, I was like,This is just the way shes been raised.
Shes so young, and shes being raised by this company.
Shes at an impressionable age where their values and beliefs are definitely gonna be in her.
Because the funeral does make her see them as people.
Thats something shes been taught not to come to terms with.
Do you think she looks down on them?
Shes in upper management, and although she istechnicallyyounger than them, she is older experience-wise.
Its an interesting dynamic because shes younger, but she has more knowledge.
In that same scene when shes talking to Milchick, she mentions his performance review.
Theres a fight for respect between the two of them.
Do you think she wants his job?Shes very ambitious.
She would jump at any opportunity to have some more power in the company.
She wants to prove herself, especially because she is so young.
Others are constantly asking, Why are you a child?
Why are you so young?
Being a child puts her at a disadvantage.
In the funeral scene, you have the honor of wheeling in the fruit head of Irving.
It was really impressive.
Honestly, wheeling the cart was harder than I anticipated.
We had to have a set rehearsal because it was really heavy.
But it was an honor to get to wheel in that melon head.
Did they just make one head?I think there was just one.
I believe it was made of Styrofoam, though, so there werent any worries about it getting messy.
What was it like when you first walked onto the set of the severed floor?Its so immersive.
When you open a drawer, theres gonna be fully-filled-out reports that the audience never sees.
The people who work in the props department write the reports anyway, in that Lumon language.
Everything is so specific and detailed.
Did you ever read the reports?Oh yeah, always.
If I ever had a second, I would go exploring on set and see what I could find.
There are already multiple Reddit threads about your character.
Theres a theory that your character is actually Gemma or that youre Gemma and Marks daughter.
Do you follow any of the fan theories about your character?Reddit scares me.
She sent me a couple of theories and posts that she thinks are funny.
And you say, Because of when I was born.
Its a very funny line, but it feels like it might be important.
Is there subtext in it?It just shows who she is as a character.
Its very matter-of-fact and blunt and giving away what needs to be said and nothing more.
She is a child because of when she was born.
Shes just stating a fact.
