I struggle between two and really, it’s about how badly I want to do them: Hamlet and Richard III. My favorite Shakespeare play: Wow, that’s a tough one. My other credits include: King Charles III (Pasadena Playhouse), Building the Wall (Fountain Theatre), Cloud 9, Henry IV, The Crucible, “Modern Family,” “VEEP,” All the Way (HBO). Even better if I can write with various colors of ink! Quill & inkwell or ballpoint pen: Quill and ink, please. Hopefully, they will be inspired to read and see more Shakespeare plays. Those less familiar will enjoy the comic characters, story and production values. Audiences familiar with Shakespeare's life and work will love the inside jokes. What drew me to Shakespeare in Love: It’s a celebration of the theatre and is accessible to all. The play is also one of the four plays to feature Mistress Quickly as a character! These are themes which continue to resonate today. It is a story about the transformation of Prince Hal, from a rebellious son to the King of England, who faces the burden and responsibility of power. My favorite Shakespeare play: Henry IV, Part 2. My other credits include: The Comedy of Errors, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing. Role(s): Mistress Quickly, Molly, Lady-in-WaitingĪt SCR: I am making my debut (plus, I’m an alumna of the Theatre Conservatory’s Acting Intensive Program)! If I had to choose between quill and inkwell or a ballpoint pen: Although I love the notion and romantic feel of a quill and ink, I have to say that, personally, I write with a ballpoint pen and still enjoy the lost art of letter writing. It allows the audience to invest in the drama because we see the cost and risk to the actors and writer involved. Why this is a great play for Shakespeare fans and first-timers: It’s the peeking behind the stage curtain while enjoying the action onstage. What drew me to Shakespeare in Love: I was attracted by the script, and the opportunity to portray a favorite writer but, ultimately, it is the entire project: working with Marc and the amazing group of talented actors, designers and crew. His nurturing concern for his characters and need to express their desires drives his actions. Yet, he is constantly a struggling, anxious writer. He embodies Juliet, Romeo, Mercutio, a Priest, a mother, a nurse and others. Will has: Poured aspects of himself into all of his characters, so this makes playing him wonderfully intriguing. But, given Shakespeare in Love and this cast, how could I not add Romeo and Juliet? My favorite Shakespeare play: That’s a tough question, and I would have quickly answered Much Ado about Nothing and Henry V. My other credits include: Equus, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (Broadway), Our Leading Lady, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (off-Broadway), The Lion in Winter, Pride & Prejudice, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Cymbeline, Macbeth, “The Mentalist,” “Body of Proof,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Law & Order: SVU.” If I had to choose between quill and inkwell or a ballpoint pen: I’d love to be as romantic as Viola and say quill and inkwell, but…I tend always to be rushing about in a hurry so, for sheer sake of boring practicality, ballpoint! For first-timers? Well, who doesn't love a romance? And the language is perfectly accessible for the Shakespeare novice and equally appealing to the pro! Why this is a great play for Shakespeare fans and first-timers: The writing is fantastically clever so the die-hard Shakespeare fans will be tickled no doubt by all the nods to his plays and iconic lines. What drew me to Shakespeare in Love: It was an iconic, modern film and the greatest love story ever written-combined! And, the chance to speak the words of both Romeo and Juliet! Heaven! Somewhat ironically, I rarely have had the opportunity to work on British plays, so it's been wonderful to embody a character in my mother tongue and whom I can relate to on an instinctual, gut level. She begins the play as a somewhat youthful dreamer and, over the course of it, finds her strength and voice as she comes into her full womanhood. Viola is: The embodiment of a true romantic and is fanatical about poetry and the theatre. I recently had the opportunity to work with British stage veteran Maxine Peak on some of Hamlet's soliloquies. It was the first Shakespeare play that I was in. My other credits include: An Inspector Calls (London’s West End), The Steward of Christendom (Mark Taper Forum), “Mad Men,” “Undercover,” Rehearsal, Mississippi Requiem.
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