Cady McClain’s Poetic Love Letter to L.A.
Emmy-winning star reflects on her hometown’s paradoxes, sunlit streets and silent moments.
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Cady’s Love-hate Ode To L.a.
Emmy-winning actress Cady McClain paused her busy schedule to post a multi-image tribute to Los Angeles, the city of her birth. In a caption that reads like free verse, she captures the contradictions of a place “banal and pierced with light,” yet “colorless and overloaded with pigment.” The post—tagged #losangeles—invites followers to see L.A. through her eyes, where “a faithless yet demanding lover” both promises everything and forgives nothing.
McClain’s words rang especially true against the backdrop of five sun-drenched photos. One shot frames a citrus tree heavy with golden fruit and no one to pick it, while another finds her silhouette outlined by a pastel sunset. In each frame, she reminds us that the city is “a box inside a box inside a box,” echoing her sense of being both insider and observer.
Scenes From The City
The first image shows a quiet street corner bathed in morning light as birds take flight—a nod to “the birdsong” she says is the only identity she has embraced in L.A. A second photo highlights a tilted freeway overpass against cobalt skies, evoking the city’s blend of grit and glamour. Close-ups of palm fronds and wide-angle shots of palm-lined boulevards punctuate her narrative of paradox and possibility.
In her intimate reflection, McClain admits she sometimes still views L.A. “through a child’s eyes,” capturing that sense of wonder even as she acknowledges a curse to “come to terms with it.” She ends with hope: “Perhaps someday … I will forgive it everything.”
From Screen To Stage
This isn’t McClain’s first L.A.–centric post this summer. In early June, she shared excitement over directing a staged reading of Eric Conger’s play The Park at West Hollywood’s Marilyn Monroe Theatre. That fundraiser benefited victims of last year’s fires, with ticket sales supporting the Entertainment Community Fund. McClain tagged collaborators like Axial Theatre and the Lee Strasberg Creative Center, underscoring her commitment to the local arts scene.
On the June 21 event, she wrote: “100% of profits go to the Entertainment Fund!” The post featured candid rehearsal stills of cast members William Dixon (The Residence) and James Patrick Stuart (General Hospital), revealing the soap-star-turned-director in action.
A Career Framed By Gratitude
Part of McClain’s reflective mood may stem from looking back on a storied career. Just last month, she reshared a throwback to her third Daytime Emmy win in 2021, flashing a grin beside fellow nominee Tamara Braun. The behind-the-scenes snap reminded fans of her longevity on All My Children and As the World Turns, roles that earned her critical acclaim.
Her Instagram feed blends this professional pride with family moments and creative updates. In one Sunday post, she toasted “time with Logan, some creative prep work, and a bit of travel,” capturing the balance she’s struck between public life and personal renewal.
Through words, images, and community work, Cady McClain continues to explore the city that shaped her. Her latest post serves as both confession and celebration—an invitation for fans to see L.A. in all its light, shadow, fruitfulness and emptiness.
In sharing her paradoxical view, she shows that even a demanding lover can be forgiven eventually, especially when it glows like this.
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