Atlanta actress is still going strong

The stage is stripped down to essentials: a table topped with a stenography machine, a chair, a shelf containing a pair of shoes.

Veteran Atlanta actor Carolyn Cook brings that almost barren room and the accompanying narrative — the story of a young Vietnam-era stenographer — to life as she shifts seamlessly among characters, from that wide-eyed female scribe to a veteran suffering from PTSD.

A vocal shift, a different stance, a changed impression, and she’s a different person. All this in a nonstop 90 minutes.

Cook is understated and humble about creating such a rich tapestry.

“It’s a combination of physically embodying the character (How do they walk and talk?), understanding what makes them tick and also trying to emotionally relate,” she said.

“Then there’s memorizing the lines an