Coming up this weekend is the drama How I Learned to Drive, so we wanted to hear from the cast - so here's the first of several e-interviews we'll be running this week.
Let's begin with my pal Nancy Jackson, who plays the part of the Female Greek Chorus:
Q: Why did you want to be part of How I Learned to Drive?
Nancy: It's a beautifully written piece that deals with a very touchy subject with loving humor and sensitivity.
Q: What's the most challenging thing about being in this play?
Nancy: There are several monologues for the Female Greek Chorus, which I find challenging because you are not interacting with the other actors on the stage, but through the fourth wall to imaginary characters and/or the audience.
Q: Tell us a bit about your fellow cast members.
Nancy: Curtains Up Players is very lucky to have such tremendous talent in this play. The Morris family is working with us for the first time and I have enjoyed immensely getting to know them as people and working with them as actors. I welcome them to our Curtains Up Players family with open arms! And of course Rhett Pennell, who was a vital part of our production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Simeon (or the guy who sings the French song). Rhett is one of the very special talents in our Tri-State and we (and the audience!) are so fortunate to have him in this role.
Q: Why would you recommend this show to our readers?
Nancy: Absolutely. It is a clandestine look inside the world of this struggling family that is, unfortunately, too common an experience in our society. Chances are, we all know or know of someone who has been affected by just this kind of experience. To be a part of the audience is to reach a new level of understanding and empathy for anyone who has been in this kind of life situation.
Q: When and where will the show be staged?
Nancy: The Jeslyn Performing Arts Center on 4th Avenue in downtown Huntington, March 8-10 at 8 p.m. and March 11 at 2:30 p.m.
Thanks, Nancy!
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