“There was more communication between Steven and I because we had to talk about what we were thinking for the characters that we were portraying. He recorded his before mine; I remember being in the booth and asking, ‘What did Steve do for that part? Can we play it back?’ so I could match it in my voice for there to be some sort of consistency. The world that Lily Chu created in Rich Girl Summer was a testament to her writing — she’s really specific about each character, who they are, and what they bring, and it’s easy to differentiate them because her worlds are so rich; her characters are so rich.