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LAST SHOW ADDED TO YOUR RESUME?
Well, I don’t really keep a resume either. I could say Granny in the church Christmas Program. But, instead I will say; Hamlet in Hamlet and Pinochio in Pinochio.
LAST SHOW YOU’VE AUDITIONED FOR?
Ummmm, Bridge to Terebithia, Taradiddle Players, Mainstage.
DID YOU GET IT?
No! But, apparently I had a “spark.” I was offended. Oh well.
LAST SONG YOU USED AT AN AUDITION?
“Sadie, Sadie Married Lady” – Funny Girl.
FAVORITE MUSICAL?
Woody Guthrie’s American Song and Sunday in the Park with George.
FAVORITE PLAY?
For a breif moment, every show I have ever seen.
(I agree Tim.)
FAVORITE ROLE YOU’VE PLAYED AND FROM WHAT SHOW
Mephistopholes, Dr. Faustus.
FAVORITE ROLE OVERALL THAT I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY?
Lady Macbeth; in Macbeth or the lead in Proof.
SUPERSTITION?
Such crap. (I agree Tim.) Or, maybe it’s just that I don’t have the patience to remember all of them. It’s enough for me to remember that I love Jesus. And, that he died for me. I’ll just leave it at that.
YOUR GOAL IN SHOW BUSINESS?
To do the good stuff, with the people I like and trust, so that we can make a difference in the audience’s lives. To make them think and maybe sometimes cry; is quite a thrill!
FAVORITE DIRECTOR YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH?
Most of them. Ummmm, probobly Sabin Epstein or Epp.
WHAT WAS YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW?
Silent Snow, Secret Snow
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DANCE SOLO?
No! Thank goodness!
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SINGING SOLO?
Yes.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE LAST PERSON TO TAKE A BOW?
Yup, as Mephistopholes.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO NEW YORK?
Loads and loads of times. I LUUURVE it there!
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO LOS ANGELES?
Yes.
WHAT’S THE SCARIEST PART AT AN AUDITION?
Afterwards, when all I can think is; am I want they want?
WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF AN AUDITION?
The adrenaline right before and then hearing a laugh during.
NAME A SHOW THAT YOU WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN?
I don’t have one.
NAME A SHOW THAT YOU COULD DO FOR YEARS?
Ummm….Maybe Hamlet.
WHAT ARE YOU AUDITIONING FOR NEXT?
Well, that is a scary thought.
DO YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PAST CAST MEMBERS?
Yes. I love to do that. Many of them are my truest friends.
ON A SCALE OF 1-10, HOW IMPORTANT IS GETTING PAID?:
10+
SOMETHING EMBARRASSING OR UNEXPECTED THAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE ON-STAGE?:
Oh wow! Once, when I was doing Robin Hood on tour; I had a very bad cold. I accidentally shot a lugy out of my nose and onto my costume during a soliloquy. The little fourth graders at my feet said, “Ooooh gross!” And, I had to try to figure out a way to sneak backstage and GET IT OFF! Or actually, maybe it was the time that I was doing Pinochio on tour, and I had a bad case of food poisoning. After having the blanket over my head for a little too long. My pops, Geppeto – came out. I was trying to give him the look that said “I’m going to throw up.” But it didn’t work. It came to the hug…and well then I threw up all over the stage. That was when I learned what it must feel like to be Ashley Simpson. I had to leave the stage and go all the way outside so I could throw up some more. A few teachers followed me to comfort me. Hey, even Gepetto followed, until the teachers said the show must go on…and he was forced to do a one man show. (He’s my HERO!) The teachers then comforted me and got me some sprite and saltines…..there’s another story about soda and saltines. Those were my Temple Days. And it was the kindness of Billy and a vomit bucket that got me through the Tech and programming the board.
WHO IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON (ON STAGE OR OFF) I plead the 5TH!
EVER BEEN NAKED ONSTAGE?
No
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN KILLED?
Many, many, many times. Apparently, dieing onstage is my FAVORITE.
BEEN DRUNK?
Yes, CONFESSIONAL, Tennessee Williams
PLAYED SOMEONE HALF YOUR AGE?
Yes…more actually. I played Mary Lennox in the Secret Garden when I was 22.
PLAYED SOMEONE TWICE YOUR AGE?
Probably.
CRIED ONSTAGE?
Yes. That’s apparently my third favorite thing to do; with laughing being my second.
FIRED A GUN?
NO!
BEEN DRENCHED?
Yes, by the sweat and spit of Thomas Shaw, my Ferdinand in the Tempest. But, I was used to it, and I loved him!!
BEEN IN A DREAM SEQUENCE?
Probably.
BEEN KISSED?
Another favorite.
I’ve loved every one of these years. I was twelve when I began. And, like my husband says “Everyday.” A friend, Eric, asked him if he had ever seen me act (of course he hasn’t) but he said; “Everyday.” I still give him a hard time about that.
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