# 105 - Vivian Panka on Heathers, Mean Girls, Resilience & New Routes Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029/105-vivian-panka-on-heathers-mean-girls-resilience-new-routes Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029/105-vivian-panka-on-heathers-mean-girls-resilience-new-routes.md Podcast: [Call To Stage with Amber Davies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029) Published: 2026-02-04T04:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/p.podderapp.com/1394744194/pdrl.fm/80163e/rss.art19.com/episodes/51153230-e65f-46de-833a-6cd07ee7cdca.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/p.podderapp.com/1394744194/pdrl.fm/80163e/rss.art19.com/episodes/51153230-e65f-46de-833a-6cd07ee7cdca.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029/episodes/105-vivian-panka-on-heathers-mean-girls-resilience-new-routes Duration seconds: 2464 ## Resource Our guest on this episode of Call To Stage is, in many ways, just like us: Loves musical theatre, obsessed with High School Musical ... but she gets to spend her life playing some of the fiercest women on stage. Vivian Panka is on the podcast! Vivian Panka has starred as Heather Duke in Heathers: The Musical (at The Other Palace and in the pro-shot), Judy Bernly in the UK Tour of 9 To 5: The Musical (taking over the role from our very own Amber) as well as Alana in the tour of Dear Evan Hansen . She joins Amber in the studio on the eve of starting rehearsals for her newest role: Regina George in the UK Tour of Mean Girls . On this episode of Call To Stage , Amber and Vivian talk about falling in love with musical theatre through High School Musical , taking the leap and moving to the UK during lockdown with nothing but a dream and the pressure (and thrill) of stepping into an iconic leading role. Vivian also shares her whirlwind audition journey for Mean Girls , her experiences in Dear Evan Hansen , the hilarious opening night chaos of 9 To 5 and making her screen debut in Heathers before she'd ever run the show from start to finish! Plus she opens up about training abroad, building a career without the traditional UK drama school route and why short courses, community and timing can be just as powerful as formal training. For more bonus content, join the  Call To Stage Backstage Pass  on Patreon:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/calltostage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Call To Stage Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@calltostagepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@calltostagepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029/episodes/105-vivian-panka-on-heathers-mean-girls-resilience-new-routes/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/call-to-stage-with-amber-davies-6766029/105-vivian-panka-on-heathers-mean-girls-resilience-new-routes.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.