name
address Brooklyn, NEW YORK
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Married/partnered/children/pets YES
Years you participated in the Bigfork Summer Playhouse: 1990
Names of productions and roles performed (if you remember). Shy in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Anytime Annie in 42nd Street, the youngest daughter, in the red and white dress while everyone else wore pastels, getting carried all over the place by everyone in The Pirates of Penzance
Were you part of the crew? no
Are you still involved in the performing arts? yes
What is your current career? stage clown, Clowns Ex Machina
What hobbies do you pursue now? What are you passionate about? drinking coffee and raising my daughter
How did your experience with BSP affect your career choices? helped define me as a comedienne
What is the biggest lesson you learned from your tenure with BSP? don’t date outside the company
What was the funniest/hardest/most dramatic moment from your tenure with BSP? The man-boy actors were in the middle a pie fight using the leftovers from the gala just as the local volunteer ladies showed up to visit the dorm and collect the empty potluck dishes.
What was the biggest challenge faced doing Repertory Theatre with BSP. getting enough sleep Do you think this is still a challenge? yes
Any tales of romance or intrigue you’d care to share with us? that’s like asking if there are any undiscovered lakes you can see from the highway
What advice would you give an aspiring actor just getting involved with BSP. It’s not abut being talented it’s about putting in the hours. What do you wish someone had told you before your accepted your spot with cast/crew? start young, stay long, appreciate Montana
What makes BSP unique compared to other summer stock or repertory theater groups? It’s in Bigfork, MONTANA!!!!!!!! In the SUMMER!
Why do you think theater and performing arts are important to our society? THIS is the question that caused me to set aside this form without filling it out…just saying. What benefits are there to participating in live theatre as a crew or cast member? Is this an essay question? How about as an audience member? As a kid growing up in Missoula in the 1970’s it was the closest I could get to professional theatre watching Kim and David Simmons, Laurie Bialik, Emily Clubb, Dick Nagle, Jim Caron, Kathy Danzer and the rest…
What’s your one dearest wish for the future of the Bigfork Summer Playhouse? That it will continue long enough for me to be a “blue-hair” watching my niece on stage while my daughter runs the light board.