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"Veep" recurring actress Morgan Smith says Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours," "Waiting for Guffman" and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling shaped her.

You might recognize Morgan Smith as the smiling redhead from Wendy's commercials. That is, after all, how many American households welcomed her into their lives. She's now in a recurring role on HBO's "Veep," performing alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky and Tony Hale. But before Hollywood and New York City called, Smith lit up the stage at Birmingham's Red Mountain Theatre Company.

The Cullman-raised actress returns to the Alabama spotlight this weekend for RMTC's Broadway Night at the Cabaret. The show features Smith, who has also appeared on "Boardwalk Empire" and off Broadway, DeMarius Copes (national tour of "Newsies") and Caitlin Kinnunen (Broadway's "Bridges of Madison County," "Spring Awakening") performing Broadway tunes alongside the RMTC conservatory. The show is 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at RMTC's cabaret theater. Tickets start at $20 and are available at redmountaintheatre.org.

Smith is this week's guest on Triple Take, the podcast where we talk to interesting people about the book, album and film that shaped them.

Morgan's album: "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac

"Women posses a power that--just sorry and no offense--it's just not there with dudes. The sisterhood that women have and the ability, the expansiveness that's within women, how deeply they can feel and the empathy and compassion that's within women. That's why I love 'Gold Dust Woman' so much. It's talking about the power we have within."

Morgan's film: "Waiting for Guffman"

"Oh crap, this industry isn't as glamorous as we all want to believe that it is."

Morgan's book: "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling

"That's the amazing thing about feminism, too. There's not one right way to be a feminist. You can be any kind of woman you want to be. It's just believing you're equally as powerful, equally as matched."

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