My Showbiz History

Bored at work? Want to write a blog entry, but can't think of anything to do? Here comes the meme to save the day! This one's specifically about stage performances, though, so I feel justified in filling it out. The specificity makes it more meaningful.

LAST SHOW ADDED TO YOUR RESUME:
Taming of the Shrew at the Empress Theatre - a WESTERN :-)

LAST SHOW YOU AUDITIONED FOR:
An Evening of One-Act Plays at the Empress.

DID YOU GET IT?
Yeah, I just don't put it on my resume.

LAST SONG/MONOLOGUE YOU USED AT AN AUDITION:
"I've Heard it All Before" from Shenandoah.

FAVORITE MUSICAL(s) EVER:
Probably Les Misérables.

FAVORITE PLAY(s) EVER:
Definitely Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

FAVORITE ROLE YOU'VE PLAYED, AND FROM WHAT SHOW?
Honestly, it would probably be Ephraim from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. That was just a fun show.

FAVORITE ROLE OVERALL THAT I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY:
In a musical, either Javert from Les Mis or Chauvelin from The Scarlet Pimpernel. In a non-musical, either Guildenstern in R & G are Dead or Iago in Othello.

SUPERSTITION:
Not really superstitious in theater. Well, no more than in real life.

YOUR GOAL IN SHOW BUSINESS:
No goals. It's just a fun hobby - when I have the time for it.

FAVORITE DIRECTOR YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH:
Probably Porter Williams, director for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

WHAT WAS YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW?
Greek tragedy Antigone. I was twelve.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DANCE SOLO?
Yeah, no. Not much of a dancer here.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SINGING SOLO?
Two lines. Does that count?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE LAST PERSON TO TAKE A BOW?
Only in that the rest of the ensemble had already started their bow and I was behind.

HAVE YOU BEEN TO NEW YORK?
Nope, but I'd love to go. That's really the poor starving writer in me, though, not the actor.

HAVE YOU BEEN TO LA?
Yeah, on choir tour. No big deal.

WHAT'S THE SCARIEST PART OF AN AUDITION?
The whole frickin' thing! Don't know why, but I'm TERRIFIED at auditions.

WHAT'S THE BEST PART OF AN AUDITION?
Getting a part. Of course, that's when you realize that you've just signed away the next three months of your life, so maybe it's not all that it's cracked up to be.

NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN:
Anne of Green Gables. Wow, that show's a stinker.

NAME A SHOW YOU COULD DO FOR YEARS:
Never been in one that I wouldn't lose patience with after a few months.

WHAT ARE YOU AUDITIONING FOR NEXT?
Possibly Arsenic and Old Lace, but that remains to be seen.

DO YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PAST CAST MEMBERS?
Depends. You could probably find most of them in my friend list on Facebook. Doesn't mean I still talk to them, though.

ON A SCALE OF 1-10, HOW IMPORTANT IS GETTING PAID?
The only time I've ever gotten a paycheck from a show, I got about $180. For the entire show. Yet I still do it, so I'll have to say 1.

SOMETHING EMBARASSING OR UNEXPECTED THAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE ON STAGE?
During the one-act plays I just finished, somebody dropped a line, so we wound up skipping about three minutes worth of material. Turns out that I'M the one that screwed up. Other than that, of course, I'm completely infallible, but... man, that sucked.

WHO IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON (ON STAGE OR OFF) THAT YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH?
Probably you. You, and your mom. You, your mom, and that sea troll you call a girlfriend.

WHAT IS YOUR ONSTAGE PET PEEVE?
Actors making crap up on closing night.

WHAT IS YOUR BACKSTAGE PET PEEVE?
Don't really have one. Honestly, backstage is where all the fun happens.

EVER BEEN NAKED ONSTAGE? WOULD YOU?
Got close - wrapped up in an itchy blanket during Seven Brides. From that experience, I doubt any director would WANT me to be onstage naked.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN KILLED?
In Hamlet. I played King Claudius. And I almost committed suicide in Antigone, but we dropped the curtain right at the end.

BEEN DRUNK?
Nope. All of my characters have handled their liquor excellently.

PLAYED SOMEONE HALF YOUR AGE?
Yeah. In Anne of Green Gables, I played a young kid, despite being the tallest person in the cast. I wore knickers to make me look shorter.

PLAYED SOMEONE TWICE YOUR AGE?
At least. I was 12 when I played King Claudius.

CRIED?
Never. I'm too awesome for tears.

FIRED A GUN?
Not yet...

BEEN DRENCHED?
No. Woulda made Anne of Green Gables more fun.

BEEN IN A DREAM SEQUENCE?
I'm gonna say "no." Sometimes, in musical theater, it's hard to tell if it's supposed to be a dream sequence or not.

BEEN KISSED?
First time was in Hamlet in sixth grade. No kid should have to do a stage kiss before he's gotten a real kiss. That's all I have to say.