If so, what was your role?
I was in a couple of plays in high school, Flowers for Algernon and The Matchmaker. I'm not much of an actor, but I really enjoyed the experience. How about you, have you ever acted?
The drama club did Arsenic & Old Lace. Their bad guy was shitty. I figured they needed better bad guys. I heard they were doing Fiddler on the Roof so I showed up and tried out - not because there are bad guys in Fiddler but because FFS at least I had a beard. They decided to do The Tempest instead, so I read for it. Played Prospero. Caliban was a girl. She had a crush on me. And she was not attractive. It was awkward. They gave me "actor of the year" at their awards thing, despite the fact that I showed up, did one play and bailed... and despite the fact that I busted ass to graduate early so I wasn't even in school when they had their awards thing so how would I know to show up? Caliban and some buddies drove the award over. doubly awkward. I was an extra in THE COWBOY WAY with Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland. However, they couldn't control wardrobe properly. They had the grandstands of a rodeo chock full of cowboys in western wear and smack dab in the middle, me, my buddy and his girlfriend in tie dye, bandannas and Lennon specs. Every time I think back on that I feel for the editor who had to cut around us, back in the era of Moviolas and Steenbecks. 'cuz we sure as hell weren't in the movie. And, really, neither were the grandstands in the middle!
They gave me "actor of the year" at their awards thing
You must have been an awesome Prospero. Now if only Tevye had Prospero's powers -- that would be awesome - create a storm for the Russians when they start their pogrom and scatter them around
Anatevka. Each one waking up surrounded by Ariels and Calibans....
Kurt VonTrap in the sound of music.
"What d'ya talk" guy on the train in Music Man (if you get that reference, you're a thespian nerd)
Chorus in several other plays. I was on CNN once in college for protesting protestors (ahhh college) A few small roles in friends' student and independent films.
Nice. I actually watched part of the Sound of Music tonight with my daughter but she kept saying, "I wanna watch Mary Poppins", so it was short lived.
I was an extra in the crowd for the first Mighty Ducks movie, during one of the indoor hockey game scenes. My buddy is clearly visible, I am not. Was never able to actually see myself in the scenes they filmed at that arena. :( Was on a bunch of plays and performance groups in middle and a little in high school. Going back to when I mentioned I juggled, I was kind of into performing arts at younger ages. Magic, juggling, acting, singing, etc. I was the lead in a couple plays in middle school as well as other secondary roles. I was also on the Odyssey of the Mind team, which for those unfamiliar is kind of like a combination of rehearsed acting and some improv, and then your performances are judged in competition. Best my team ever did was like 8th in the state. My highschool was extremely "ghetto", and there were no plays or programs of that nature. So I kind of fell out of it after middle school.
I'm glad you started juggling, your part in "fun" was the perfect intro in to the topic, thanks again. Want to make sure you saw it: http://hubski.com/pub?id=71891
I just got around to watching it actually, and enjoyed it! Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to participate in it. The final product of everything put together was very fun and insightful to listen to.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, your content was the perfect lead in. Now I just need to find some Hubskiers with children for the next one. Easier said than done.
Did many a musical in school. Props out to TL for the experience! Only one drama that I didn't particularly enjoy. Singing and dancing were always easier for me than real acting. I was an extra dancer in one professional performance of Bye Bye Birdie. Seeing the lifestyle those actors had, it turned me off from a future in show business.
We wrote/shot this for a friend's MFA assignment. There's a final cut that runs about half an hour but aside from submitting it to a few festivals we haven't done much with it. The film won awards from the school but that's kind of like having your grandma tell you you're handsome. http://vimeo.com/53564608 Most of my involvement in friends' productions has been behind the scenes. I acted a bit in middle school but wasn't into it much at the time. Even when we shot this, I wasn't completely sold on the idea of 'acting' and struggled with it, a bit, which was kind of the point of doing the thing 'about' me. It started as a question - can I make a movie about you? The answer was 'no'. Let's make a movie about that, then. I think I'm more drawn to acting now if only because the idea of ditching my personal issues and taking on the life of someone else is appealing. A friend (the bald one) suggested it. We'd like to do some weird parlor theater.
It has potential based on the short that I saw. The acting is surprisingly good and the shots are too. I'd bet your grandma is more spot on than you give her credit for regarding the film.... maybe not your looks :) Interesting idea for a subject. I'd watch the final version, you ought to post it here someday.
The funny thing about looks, that I realized just as I posted this: it's a document of the last days in my life when I viewed clothes as merely functional. I did myself no favors. Thanks for the kind words. After we've successfully debuted it somewhere locally we'll make it available online, and I will share.
When I turned 25, I made a list of things I wanted to do before I turned 30. One of them was "go back on stage" (as I'd been in theatre programs continuously since childhood). Rather than going on stage at that point, I went in front of a microphone in community radio and did that to excess in B.C. and Ontario. Now I perform occasionally for thenewgreen podcasts. (tee hee) [edit] I just remembered, in 2000 more or less, I took my daughter to audition for a community theatre part in "Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" -it has a much longer title - . At the last minute, I decided to audition as well for the part of the abusive, neurotic mother. Both my daughter and I got parts -- and then I realized that the mother is on stage talking practically the entire play, talking constantly. In addition, I had just started a new job (in the previously mentioned Jail School and I had no talent for memorization. Three weeks before opening night, the director told me someone in the community had just become free for a new part and asked how I would feel if he let me go. My reply, "Grateful, grateful, grateful." I haven't auditioned since. However, lots of improv. I recommend everyone go beyond your performance comfort zone.
I was on 3 different relationship/dating shows, but not as the guy in the relationship. A Dating Story, Perfect Proposal, and Blind Date. I worked in the rock climbing industry, and was "lucky" enough to be the person who got to deal with the TV crews and couples when they came in to the climbing gyms I worked at. It's where I learned how horrible TV/Film crews are, and now I work for a production company as one of the horrible crew members. Life comes full circle.
What a crazy journey. I remember the show Blind Date but the others don't ring a bell. That show must have cost a nickel to make and probably was a cash cow for them. Is it still on?
Quite a fun experience being an ass and all.
A roll that I've ben perfecting for years.
I was in How to Eat Like a Child, The HMS Pinafore and one play my high school friend wrote. The one written by my friend was really embarrassing as I was required to dress up like a demon and my costume consisted of body paint, shorts and for some reason the girls assisting me with my costume insisted on plucking my eyebrows and putting lip-gloss on me.
Did Pirates of Penzance feel less exclaimed than the others? Did you have a singing role? I actually enjoy musical theatre, it can be a lot of fun.
Oklahoma! was definitely the least exclamatory of the bunch, though I still love it. Pirates was one of the most fun, and, ironically, the most exclamatory. I was pretty sad about leaving musical theater when I graduated from high school, but I only had to suffer one year away from it before getting involved in a pretty respectable community production of Oliver!, and I look forward to doing their summer shows every year. I have always had ensemble roles. While I've always envied the leads, it's still a lot of fun to be in every single one of the big dance and musical numbers and to have six different costumes.
I was the lead in my church's third-grade play by virtue of being the only one who could enunciate! It was about a young man who had to play baseball against the devil. I hit a home run toward the end. It was kinda fun, actually, even though we had a 9 AM, a 10:30, and a noon showing.
That tired old story.... a young man who had to play baseball against the devil -That sounds awesome!