wouldja like to take a survey?!?!
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thehefnerInteresting survey for us actorly types.
LAST SHOW YOU ADDED TO YOUR RESUME: Merry Wives of Windsor.
LAST SHOW YOU AUDITIONED FOR: The David Dance. AKA "The Gay Play"
DID YOU GET INTO IT: Yep! We go up this weekend!!!
LAST SONG YOU USED AT AN AUDITION: Never even tried to degrade myself in such a fashion. Not when there are so many other ways I can degrade myself.
FAVORITE THEATRE (VENUE): Not like I've had much experience with lots of venues, but I do miss Tawes at Washington College. Sad to see it go.
FAVORITE MUSICAL: Chess. Hands-down. With Sunday in the Park with George a close second.
FAVORITE ROLE AND FROM WHAT SHOW?: it's a tie between John Halder in Good and Kemp in Vigil.
SUPERSTITION: none. I leave it to fate.
LAST PART YOU PLAYED IN A SHOW: Slender in Merry Wives. Inspired in part by the mannerisms of my ex-girlfriend. Lesson learned-- when she does it, it's quirky and eccentric. When I do it, it's fucking creepy.
YOUR GOAL IN SHOW BUSINESS: to perform good roles (that mean something to me, more than just pure entertainment) to good crowds. Good cash preferred.
FAVORITE DIRECTOR: I think Jason Rubin, actually, director of Good. We really clicked, and he pushed me further than any director ever had before. If I had more directors/roles like that, I'd never need to take acting classes.
WHAT WAS YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW?: I rocked a dual role of Nana the dog and the Crocodile in my preschool production of Peter Pan.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DANCE SOLO?: Well, if you count Blue Surge...
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SINGING SOLO?: Not sure if any of my songs in Good count outright.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE LAST PERSON TO TAKE A BOW? Yes, with Good.
NAME A SHOW YOU'VE DONE MORE THAN TWO TIMES: Don't think I've ever done such a show. I've reprised a role once, but not more than that.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO NEW YORK?: Yeppers.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO LA?: Not as of yet.
WHAT'S THE SCARIEST PART OF AN AUDITION? The waiting is the hardest part. Before and mainly after.
WHAT'S THE BEST PART OF AN AUDITION?: When you're doing it, and especially, it should go without saying, doing it well.
NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN: That Japanese Play. Never a-bloody-gain.
NAME A SHOW YOU COULD DO FOR YEARS: Vigil. The role itself, coupled with the audience reaction, never gets old.
NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD LOVE TO DO BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN IN: the leads in Hamlet, The Iceman Cometh, and Cyrano de Bergerac. Desperately do I want to play these roles.
NAME A PERSON YOU'D LIKE TO WORK WITH AGAIN: There are a couple people. One is Greg Schaffer, who is already fucking brilliant and one of the greatest guys I know. Another, strangely enough, is Tammy.
WHAT ARE YOU AUDITIONING FOR NEXT?: The mass-audtions for League of Washington Theatres.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PERFORMING?: I've been seriously performing for about 9ish years now.
DO YOU CARRY YOUR HEADSHOTS AROUND WITH YOU? No, but that may not be a bad idea.
DO YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PAST CAST MEMBERS?: Don't really know too many!
ON A SCALE OF 1-10, HOW IMPORTANT IS GETTING PAID?: I'd give it a 4, for where I am right now. I need to start getting more serious about making a living with it (and/or writing), even though if I could manage it, I'd gladly do it for free.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE?: I *want* to say Good or Vigil. The former pushed me places I'd never gone before, and it's been said by a couple people (well, one ex in particular) that they'll remember Vigil for the rest of their lives. But for better or for worse, my most memorable performance is almost certainly gonna be Blue Surge, who am I kidding?
SOMETHING EMBARRASSING OR UNEXPECTED THAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE ON STAGE?: Nothing legendary, aside from a technical flub or something.
WHO IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON (ON STAGE OR OFF) THAT YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH?: No one really stands out, except maybe T.M., who is brillaint and nearly incomprehensible.
EVER BEEN NAKED ON STAGE?: Blue Surge, man. And I danced. And sang "You Put De Lime in the Coconut." And struck a Superman pose. All back when I was 60 pounds heavier to boot.
WHO OR WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST INSPIRATION OR INFLUENCE?: umm... not sure how to answer... perhaps my own life, which leads me to want to get up on stage to pretend, vent, escape, entertain, inspire, etc.
BEST PROFESSIONAL SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: There are three. The Iceman Cometh with Kevin Spacey. The Producers with the complete original cast. Pericles at the Shakespeare Theatre (and the upcoming free-for-all!)
BEST COLLEGE SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: Seen and not been in? I may have to give it to the recent Death of a Salesman at WAC, but I gotta say, even though I was in it I think One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest might pound for pound been the most entertaining show I'd seen in my four years at that school. It was certainly a blast to do and the audience reaction was the greatest of any show I'd seen there.
BEST AMATEUR/COMMUNITY SHOW(S): The Rude fucking Mechanicals, man. They rule. I'm just lucky to be along for the ride now and again.
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: That performance of Once Upon A Mattress a few weeks back was pretty swank!
ONSTAGE, HAVE YOU EVER...(assuming you mean my character)
...BEEN KILLED?: in Henry VI, and then when I reprised the same role in the opening of Richard III.
...BEEN DRUNK/STONED?: Fuddy Meers. It wasn't that convincing. Shit, I really fucking hate to admit that maybe the common school of thought is right that you can't play it till you've actually been stoned. And now I have and could easily play it, but I still can't help but feel like I failed a bit.
...PLAYED SOMEONE HALF YOUR AGE?: Nope.
...PLAYED SOMEONE TWICE YOUR AGE?: Oh aye.
...CRIED?: Yes, to varying degrees of being convincing. I've only been able to genuinely move myself to tears once, with Good. I'm dreading the scene where I have to cry in The David Dance.
...FIRED A GUN?: Nay.
...DRIVEN A CAR?: Yes, while "stoned"!
...BEEN DRENCHED?: Don't... think so.
...BEEN IN A DREAM SEQUENCE?: Richard III and, if you chose to interpret it that way, the entireity of Good.
...BEEN KISSED?: Yes indeedy. And as previously stated, not really digging it this time.
IF YOU WERE ON BROADWAY RIGHT NOW, WHAT SHOW WOULD YOU WANT TO BE IN AND WHAT ROLE WOULD YOU PLAY?: The Producers. As a one-man show. I'm dead serious. (With a special guest appearance by Val Larson as Ulla).
LAST SHOW YOU ADDED TO YOUR RESUME: Merry Wives of Windsor.
LAST SHOW YOU AUDITIONED FOR: The David Dance. AKA "The Gay Play"
DID YOU GET INTO IT: Yep! We go up this weekend!!!
LAST SONG YOU USED AT AN AUDITION: Never even tried to degrade myself in such a fashion. Not when there are so many other ways I can degrade myself.
FAVORITE THEATRE (VENUE): Not like I've had much experience with lots of venues, but I do miss Tawes at Washington College. Sad to see it go.
FAVORITE MUSICAL: Chess. Hands-down. With Sunday in the Park with George a close second.
FAVORITE ROLE AND FROM WHAT SHOW?: it's a tie between John Halder in Good and Kemp in Vigil.
SUPERSTITION: none. I leave it to fate.
LAST PART YOU PLAYED IN A SHOW: Slender in Merry Wives. Inspired in part by the mannerisms of my ex-girlfriend. Lesson learned-- when she does it, it's quirky and eccentric. When I do it, it's fucking creepy.
YOUR GOAL IN SHOW BUSINESS: to perform good roles (that mean something to me, more than just pure entertainment) to good crowds. Good cash preferred.
FAVORITE DIRECTOR: I think Jason Rubin, actually, director of Good. We really clicked, and he pushed me further than any director ever had before. If I had more directors/roles like that, I'd never need to take acting classes.
WHAT WAS YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW?: I rocked a dual role of Nana the dog and the Crocodile in my preschool production of Peter Pan.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DANCE SOLO?: Well, if you count Blue Surge...
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SINGING SOLO?: Not sure if any of my songs in Good count outright.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE LAST PERSON TO TAKE A BOW? Yes, with Good.
NAME A SHOW YOU'VE DONE MORE THAN TWO TIMES: Don't think I've ever done such a show. I've reprised a role once, but not more than that.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO NEW YORK?: Yeppers.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO LA?: Not as of yet.
WHAT'S THE SCARIEST PART OF AN AUDITION? The waiting is the hardest part. Before and mainly after.
WHAT'S THE BEST PART OF AN AUDITION?: When you're doing it, and especially, it should go without saying, doing it well.
NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN: That Japanese Play. Never a-bloody-gain.
NAME A SHOW YOU COULD DO FOR YEARS: Vigil. The role itself, coupled with the audience reaction, never gets old.
NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD LOVE TO DO BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN IN: the leads in Hamlet, The Iceman Cometh, and Cyrano de Bergerac. Desperately do I want to play these roles.
NAME A PERSON YOU'D LIKE TO WORK WITH AGAIN: There are a couple people. One is Greg Schaffer, who is already fucking brilliant and one of the greatest guys I know. Another, strangely enough, is Tammy.
WHAT ARE YOU AUDITIONING FOR NEXT?: The mass-audtions for League of Washington Theatres.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PERFORMING?: I've been seriously performing for about 9ish years now.
DO YOU CARRY YOUR HEADSHOTS AROUND WITH YOU? No, but that may not be a bad idea.
DO YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PAST CAST MEMBERS?: Don't really know too many!
ON A SCALE OF 1-10, HOW IMPORTANT IS GETTING PAID?: I'd give it a 4, for where I am right now. I need to start getting more serious about making a living with it (and/or writing), even though if I could manage it, I'd gladly do it for free.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE?: I *want* to say Good or Vigil. The former pushed me places I'd never gone before, and it's been said by a couple people (well, one ex in particular) that they'll remember Vigil for the rest of their lives. But for better or for worse, my most memorable performance is almost certainly gonna be Blue Surge, who am I kidding?
SOMETHING EMBARRASSING OR UNEXPECTED THAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE ON STAGE?: Nothing legendary, aside from a technical flub or something.
WHO IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON (ON STAGE OR OFF) THAT YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH?: No one really stands out, except maybe T.M., who is brillaint and nearly incomprehensible.
EVER BEEN NAKED ON STAGE?: Blue Surge, man. And I danced. And sang "You Put De Lime in the Coconut." And struck a Superman pose. All back when I was 60 pounds heavier to boot.
WHO OR WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST INSPIRATION OR INFLUENCE?: umm... not sure how to answer... perhaps my own life, which leads me to want to get up on stage to pretend, vent, escape, entertain, inspire, etc.
BEST PROFESSIONAL SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: There are three. The Iceman Cometh with Kevin Spacey. The Producers with the complete original cast. Pericles at the Shakespeare Theatre (and the upcoming free-for-all!)
BEST COLLEGE SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: Seen and not been in? I may have to give it to the recent Death of a Salesman at WAC, but I gotta say, even though I was in it I think One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest might pound for pound been the most entertaining show I'd seen in my four years at that school. It was certainly a blast to do and the audience reaction was the greatest of any show I'd seen there.
BEST AMATEUR/COMMUNITY SHOW(S): The Rude fucking Mechanicals, man. They rule. I'm just lucky to be along for the ride now and again.
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: That performance of Once Upon A Mattress a few weeks back was pretty swank!
ONSTAGE, HAVE YOU EVER...(assuming you mean my character)
...BEEN KILLED?: in Henry VI, and then when I reprised the same role in the opening of Richard III.
...BEEN DRUNK/STONED?: Fuddy Meers. It wasn't that convincing. Shit, I really fucking hate to admit that maybe the common school of thought is right that you can't play it till you've actually been stoned. And now I have and could easily play it, but I still can't help but feel like I failed a bit.
...PLAYED SOMEONE HALF YOUR AGE?: Nope.
...PLAYED SOMEONE TWICE YOUR AGE?: Oh aye.
...CRIED?: Yes, to varying degrees of being convincing. I've only been able to genuinely move myself to tears once, with Good. I'm dreading the scene where I have to cry in The David Dance.
...FIRED A GUN?: Nay.
...DRIVEN A CAR?: Yes, while "stoned"!
...BEEN DRENCHED?: Don't... think so.
...BEEN IN A DREAM SEQUENCE?: Richard III and, if you chose to interpret it that way, the entireity of Good.
...BEEN KISSED?: Yes indeedy. And as previously stated, not really digging it this time.
IF YOU WERE ON BROADWAY RIGHT NOW, WHAT SHOW WOULD YOU WANT TO BE IN AND WHAT ROLE WOULD YOU PLAY?: The Producers. As a one-man show. I'm dead serious. (With a special guest appearance by Val Larson as Ulla).
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Date: 2006-05-14 09:48 pm (UTC)Awesome list.
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Date: 2006-05-15 01:23 am (UTC)I think we just became a OTP.
Actually, those are my 3 and 4 (but reversed), my 1 and 2 are 1776 and Assassins. Chess is only no. 4 for me because I spent way too much time in high-school think emo high-school thoughts with it playing in the background.
Then The Fantastics and City of Angles tie for 5th.
/...okay, I'll stop now
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Date: 2006-05-15 03:37 am (UTC)Astounding! I only know but a teeny handful of people into CHESS. Honestly, I kinda wanna give it a Cabaret style makeover and script makeover, and emphasize the kick-ass-ness of the music. The live versions I've heard just aren't as kick-ass and filled with attitude like the original concept album. The Arbiter should rock, y'know? And only the crappier American version of the script is availible to perform here. I totally wanna do for it what Sam Mendes did for Cabaret. Which I hope doesn't strike you as sacrilige.
I adore the Sunday DVD and show it to selected people. I cry like a little girl when they all stand around him and bow. CRY. Plus, German Brent Spiner.
City of Angels? You mean the Wings of Desire remake?!
I have yet to see Fantasticks, Assassins, or 1776. And want to.
No, don't stop! Dorkiness is quite welcome here, especially when it involves my two favorite musicals ever! (not counting the Producers, which while lacking "substance" is pure happy-making for me).
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Date: 2006-05-15 05:44 am (UTC)I think a cabaret retelling might be the best possible for Chess. Not only should The Arbiter rock, but people should headbang to the Russians' entrance. Sometimes I worry I might one day break my neck on that bit right after 'But we're gonna smash their bastard!'
See the movie version of 1776 if no one's doing it live near you. It's an awesome production of it. William Danials as John Adams is amazing (and if you want a little more Spiner he did he last Broadway revival).
You don't know City of Angels? While less of an ode than Sunday, it's also about the creative process - in this case that of a popular pulp-mystery novelist adapting one of his books into a screenplay. The fun part is the musical moves between the world of the writer and the world of the characters seemlessly. And it has the cleverest lyrics and dialogue I've ever heard in a musical. So very awesome...
Great, now it's stuck in my head! ;-)
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Date: 2006-05-15 06:30 am (UTC)So the movie of 1776 comes recommended? I shall check it out!
I was hoping to find some tracks from City of Angels to get a listen, but alas, all I can find are, of course, the movie. And while I love Peter Gabriel's "I Grieve" dearly, it's not what I'm looking for! I'm now very interested in checking this show out?
What's really frustrating is that I loved CONTACT. And unless that show is ever filmed, god willing, I don't think I'll ever see it again. It's too elaborate for amateur stages, methinks, and all the music are pre-existing tracks (although I've never listened to Robert Palmer's "Simply Irresistible" ever the same way again).
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Date: 2006-05-15 06:45 am (UTC)You'll get to hear City fairly soon. I just ordered the CD of it off Amazon (whose 'have a listen' feature doesn't appear to be working for me at the moment) so I can certainly pass some tunes along. (Yes, I Grieve is awesome! But it's starting to get replaced in my mind with Colin Hey's 'I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You' from the Garden State soundtrack).
Contact? Hmm... I actually haven't heard of that one before! Interesting...
/Mr. Burns
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Date: 2006-05-15 03:52 pm (UTC)Yes, I would be very interested in hearing tracks from it, if you can manage it somehow, please!
Hey, if Peter Gabriel's "I Grieve" is losing its luster, have you heard his cover of the Magnetic Fields' "Book of Love"? Ohhh man. Beautiful.
Contact won the tony for best musical, but I really don't think it counts as a musical necessarily. There's no singing. It's just three stories tied together with excellent choreography (by Susan Stroman of The Producers fame) to pre-existing music.
"Exactly, heh heh heh. D'OH!"
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Date: 2006-05-21 06:40 pm (UTC)Send me your email (mine is kathleencromie - at - hotmail.com).
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Date: 2006-05-21 06:58 pm (UTC)Thank you so much! I'm always looking for neat new things!