Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Theatre Survey:

 by Kenneth McDade on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 6:11pm

LAST SHOW ADDED TO YOUR RESUME:
Mere Mortals

LAST SHOW YOU AUDITIONED FOR:
Mere Mortals

DID YOU GET IT:
Yes

LAST SONG YOU USED AT AN AUDITION:
The Museum Song from Barnum

FAVORITE MUSICAL(s):
A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum, Man of La Mancha, Guys and Dolls, 1776.It's a Bird, it's a plane, it's Superman....etc., etc.

FAVORITE PLAY:
Beautiful People, Mornings at seven, Arkeology, Actor's Nightmare...and many more

FAVORITE ROLE YOU'VE PLAYED, AND FROM WHAT SHOW?
Pseudoleus in Funny thing, King Sextimus in Once Upon a Mattress,

FAVORITE ROLE OVERALL THAT I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY:
Moses in the 10 commandments. Sorry, I like acting, not particular to what.

SUPERSTITION:
Whistling in the theatre...hurts my ears now.

YOUR GOAL IN SHOW BUSINESS:
lol, there are so many.
McDadeWorld, home of the greatest rides, show and exhibits in the world...Hey, it worked for Walt.

FAVORITE DIRECTOR YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH:
Wow, I have had some of the best...I am picky about the directors that I choose.

WHAT WAS YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW?:
Cinderella. Age 4 I was one of the white mice, first speaking was the Muffin Man, age 6

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DANCE SOLO?:
Such as it was. I played Will in Oklahoma and had a tap and rope number, the roping was okay, and the tap was inventive.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE LAST PERSON TO TAKE A BOW?
Yes, thrilling, but I still like to be the first one out as well.


HAVE YOU BEEN TO NEW YORK?
Yup, even worked there for a while.

HAVE YOU BEEN TO LA?:
Yup, even done theatre there, In Pasadena, Glendale and Hollywood...lol

WHAT'S THE SCARIEST PART OF AN AUDITION?:
The start, the anticipation, the trying to figure out what the director wants, the analysis of your competition then letting it all go and remembering I do this for fun, not to raise my blood pressure. What is meant to be will be.

WHAT'S THE BEST PART OF AN AUDITION?:
The magic of knowing you pegged it. The knowing you did well.

NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN:
I hate to say Never ...Harvey comes to mind.

NAME A SHOW YOU COULD DO FOR YEARS:
Musicals...

WHAT ARE YOU AUDITIONING FOR NEXT?
I am trying to get my life back on a steady track first.

DO YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PAST CAST MEMBERS?:
LOL, like having family moving in and out...love 'em

ON A SCALE OF 1-10, HOW IMPORTANT IS GETTING PAID?:
It's everything! Wait, no that is selling out right?...I prefer getting paid, but I am an artist and love the performance as a gift. I will write more on this at a later time.


SOMETHING EMBARRASSING OR UNEXPECTED THAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE ON-STAGE?:
-a wardrobe malfunction that opened safety pins into my crotch during a monolouge.
-A kid that forgot the whole scene during a performance.
-A cast that wasn't paying attention and didnt hear their cue to come on...Yes, the whole cast.
-A carrot coming loose from a bunch and sailing through the audience.
-a bubbling cauldron that wasnt supposed to bubble.

WHO IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON (ON STAGE OR OFF) THAT YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH?:
A guy at Southern who everyone disliked. While building a set , another guy was up on a scaffolding and droped a hammer on his head and no one balked.

EVER BEEN NAKED ONSTAGE?:
Why, what have you heard. Oh, you mean before an audience. No, but I have had to wear boxers and go topless when I was in better shape.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN KILLED?:
One show I was killed over 10 times.

BEEN DRUNK?:
Played a great drunk in Beautiful People.

PLAYED SOMEONE HALF YOUR AGE?:
Yes.

PLAYED SOMEONE TWICE YOUR AGE?:
Yes.

CRIED?:
Yes.

Fired a Gun?
As a stage manager I had to shoot a gun outside the old theatre at USM. The third night Campus Security was waiting and pulled me out the door and cuffed me.

BEEN DRENCHED?
Nope.

BEEN IN A DREAM SEQUENCE?
Yes the one where I was killed 10 times.

BEEN KISSED?:
Yes. The first time the show had a bunch of kids in it as well. They would line up in the wings and make the funniest expressions and cup their hands on their face. Hard to stay in character with that.

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