REAL NAME: Alisa
STAGE NAME:
LAST SHOW YOU ADDED TO YOUR RESUME: Into the Woods
LAST SHOW YOU AUDITIONED FOR: Into the Woods
DID YOU GET INTO IT: Uh... Yes. As you can tell.
LAST SONG YOU USED AT AN AUDITION: "Moments in the Woods"
FAVORITE THEATRE (VENUE): oh, I don't know
FAVORITE PLAY: "Much Ado About Nothing"
FAVORITE MUSICAL: "Bat Boy", "Kiss Me, Kate", "Hair", "Into the Woods"
FAVORITE ROLE & FROM WHAT SHOW: Lilli in KMK
YOUR GOAL IN SHOW BUSINESS: I want to sing
FAVORITE DIRECTOR: That I've worked with? Uhhhh... Rich
WHAT WAS YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW: "The Music Man"
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DANCE SOLO: Believe it or not, but I sort of have. You have to be very generous as to what you consider "a dance solo", though.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SINGING SOLO: Yes
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE LAST PERSON TO TAKE A BOW: Oh yes, yes I have.
NAME A SHOW YOU'VE DONE MORE THAN TWO TIMES: I've done "Pippin" two times, and I'd do it again if I had the chance.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO NEW YORK: Yes
HAVE YOU BEEN TO LA: Yes, as we all know. Best year ever.
SCARIEST PART OF AN AUDITION: Waiting for a callback/waiting to see if you got cast
BEST PART OF AN AUDITION: Singing
NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN: Finian's Rainbow, that show is disgusting.
NAME A SHOW YOU COULD DO FOR YEARS: "Kiss Me, Kate", "Pippin", "Rocky Horror"
NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD LOVE TO DO BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN IN: "Bat Boy", "Urinetown", "The Last Five Years"
NAME A PERSON YOU'D LIKE TO WORK WITH AGAIN: Tim Nicolai, Chris Kateff
WHAT ARE YOU AUDITIONING FOR NEXT: Maybe "Godspell" at the Guild, but most likely the Porthouse/Cain Park seasons or "Sunday in the Park with George" if TK lets me
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PERFORMING: 10 years
DO YOU CARRY YOUR HEADSHOTS AROUND WITH YOU: No way
DO YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PAST CAST MEMBERS: I really honestly try to
ON A SCALE OF 1-10 HOW IMPORTANT IS GETTING PAID: There are a few shows I would do for free no matter what... but right now it's more important TO get paid.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE: My most memorable performance to MYSELF was Lilli... to others, I'm sure it was Janet in Rocky Horror
WHAT'S SOMETHING EMBARRASSING OR UNEXPECTED THAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE ON STAGE: When I split in half as Fruma-Sarah, when the scrim came down on my head during Rocky Horror, when I had the "syntax lapse" in Guys and Dolls and only spoke gibberish for about 15 seconds (instead of my lines), when Ryan McMullen fell off the stage in Pippin, uncontrollable choking because I ate that damn carrot before going on stage in COE during "Generations" (in front of stephen schwartz)
WHO IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON (ON STAGE OR OFF) THAT YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH: uhh... I won't name the two names I'm thinking of. But I'm sure you could guess.
WHO OR WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST INSPIRATION OR INFLUENCE? Cortney Cox, Amy Poehler
IF YOU COULD BE A RICH FAMOUS PORN STAR OR A STRUGGLING THEATRE ACTOR WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? I'd never do porn.
BEST PROFESSIONAL SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: You know... maybe because I was in love at the time, and maybe because we were all so close by this point, but I really want to say it was "The Foreigner" at Huron. I was kind of in it, but not enough to not see how awesome it was.
WORST PROFESSIONAL SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: I'm not sure
BEST COLLEGE SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: "On the Verge", without a doubt
BEST AMATEUR/COMMUNITY SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: "Godspell" with the Portage Lakes Players (or whatever they were)
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: "Les Miserables" at the Guild
ONSTAGE, HAVE YOU EVER...
a) Been killed? Not yet, but I'm about to be (I have tried to commit suicide in a play before, though)
b) Been drunk / stoned? Yes. Mrs. Ernest Henderson was definitely drunk off her ass in "Annie Get Your Gun"
c) Played someone half your age? no... but I would loooooove to play the title role in Annie
d) Played someone twice your age? Yes, Queen Aggravain, Rose in Gypsy, Berthe in Pippin, and I will again as Jack's Mom
g) Driven a car? I've ridden in a car on stage
h) Been drenched? YES
i) Been in a dream sequence? Yes, the dream blanket ballet in YAGMCB... hahaha
j) Been kissed? Yes. ;)
IF YOU WERE ON BROADWAY RIGHT NOW, WHAT SHOW WOULD YOU WANT TO BE IN AND WHAT ROLE WOULD YOU PLAY?: Olive or Logainne in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" or Christine in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
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