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ceebeegeeFor Theatre Kids Only Survey - stolen from Duncan, with a question added (see bottom, k)
REAL NAME: Clara Barton Green
LAST SHOW YOU ADDED TO YOUR RESUME: As an actor--the Shakespeare showcase; as a director--Sleeping in Tomorrow although I've directed other stuff since then.
LAST SHOW YOU AUDITIONED FOR: Ragtime .
DID YOU GET INTO IT: No.
LAST SONG YOU USED AT AN AUDITION: "My White Knight" from The Music Man and "Gooch's Song" from Mame for my agent audition
FAVORITE THEATER (VENUE): I loved the space at the West End.
FAVORITE PLAY: Hmm. Agnes of God by John Pielmeier, or Amadeus by Peter Shaffer, or Cat on a Hot Tin Roof or The Crucible.
FAVORITE MUSICAL: Shit. I have many. Once on This Island, The Music Man, Hair, Godspell, Chess...
FAVORITE ROLE & FROM WHAT SHOW: Musical: Hortense in The Boyfriend. Play: Rosalind in As You Like It
NAME A THEATRE SUPERSTITION: Bad luck is good luck and vice versa--so you wish for someone to beak a leg
LAST PART YOU PLAYED IN A SHOW: A bunch of roles in the Shakespeare showcase, including Juliet, Viola, Ophelia, Rosalind and Titania
YOUR GOAL IN SHOW BUSINESS: To direct and perform on Broadway
FAVORITE DIRECTOR: Julie Taymor
WHAT WAS YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW: One of Mr. Snow's daughters in Carousel. "When the children are asleep, we'll sit and dream/The dreams that ev'ry other dad and mother dream..."
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DANCE SOLO: Yes--the Chavaleh sequence in Fiddler on the Roof. Also, the lead dancer in the title number of Leader of the Pack.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SINGING SOLO: Yes
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE LAST PERSON TO TAKE A BOW: Yes.
NAME A SHOW YOU'VE DONE MORE THAN TWO TIMES: Never happened. Two times: Little Mary Sunshine and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO NEW YORK: I live here.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO LA: Yes, as a baby (I was born in Coronado).
SCARIEST PART OF AN AUDITION: Waiting before, endlessly.
BEST PART OF AN AUDITION: After the first few moments--when you start to get into it.
NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN: Probably Lady of Copper.
NAME A SHOW YOU COULD DO FOR YEARS: Perhaps Cabaret
NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD LOVE TO DO BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN IN: Once on This Island
NAME A PERSON YOU'D LIKE TO WORK WITH AGAIN: Aside from the obvious (Duncan, Paula, Jason et al.)--my friend Susan. A wonderful choreographer and luminous dancer.
WHAT ARE YOU AUDITIONING FOR NEXT: I may be doing The Trojan Women this summer, or performing in Duncan's play Eternity Without End if it's accepted at the Fringe.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PERFORMING: Since I was 4.
DO YOU CARRY YOUR HEADSHOTS AROUND WITH YOU: No, although I carry headshot postcards.
DO YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PAST CAST MEMBERS: Usually.
ON A SCALE OF 1-10 HOW IMPORTANT IS GETTING PAID: There are more important things, although it's a form of professional validation. About a 4-5.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE: At the last performance of the Shakespeare showcase, I lost it during the Ophelia mad scene and really started crying. The words just hit me differently for some reason.
WHAT'S SOMETHING EMBARRASSING OR UNEXPECTED THAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE ON STAGE: When playing Jenny in Shenandoah, one night the gun didn't go off and I just yelled "bang." Also, when doing Something's Afoot we lost it quite a bit.
WHO IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON (ON STAGE OR OFF) THAT YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH: IT. *h*d S*g*v. Also, Avram from Lady of Copper.
EVER BEEN NAKED ON STAGE?: I was naked in Hair.
WHO OR WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST INSPIRATION OR INFLUENCE? For voice: Barbara Cook. For humility and artistic integrity: Bob Fosse.
IF YOU COULD BE A RICH FAMOUS PORN STAR OR A STRUGGLING THEATRE ACTOR WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Easy decision--theater, of course.
BEST PROFESSIONAL SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: The Lion King (B-way)
BEST COLLEGE SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: I guess a production of Much Ado About Nothing at Juilliard.
BEST AMATEUR/COMMUNITY SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: Hmm. I guess a production of Chess down in Virginia.
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: I saw a middle school production of the first act of Into the Woods that was amazing.
ONSTAGE, HAVE YOU EVER...
a) Been killed? Yes.
b) Been drunk/stoned? Yes, both.
c) Played someone half your age? Yes, and more. I played a ten-year old boy in Fare for All.
d) Played someone twice your age? Yes.
e) Cried? Yes.
f) Fired a gun? Yes.
g) Driven a car? On stage? Yes.
h) Been drenched? No.
i) Been in a dream sequence? Yes.
j) Been kissed? Yes.
k) Played someone of the opposite sex? Yes, many times
IF YOU WERE ON BROADWAY RIGHT NOW, WHAT SHOW WOULD YOU WANT TO BE IN AND WHAT ROLE WOULD YOU PLAY?: Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors.
REAL NAME: Clara Barton Green
LAST SHOW YOU ADDED TO YOUR RESUME: As an actor--the Shakespeare showcase; as a director--Sleeping in Tomorrow although I've directed other stuff since then.
LAST SHOW YOU AUDITIONED FOR: Ragtime .
DID YOU GET INTO IT: No.
LAST SONG YOU USED AT AN AUDITION: "My White Knight" from The Music Man and "Gooch's Song" from Mame for my agent audition
FAVORITE THEATER (VENUE): I loved the space at the West End.
FAVORITE PLAY: Hmm. Agnes of God by John Pielmeier, or Amadeus by Peter Shaffer, or Cat on a Hot Tin Roof or The Crucible.
FAVORITE MUSICAL: Shit. I have many. Once on This Island, The Music Man, Hair, Godspell, Chess...
FAVORITE ROLE & FROM WHAT SHOW: Musical: Hortense in The Boyfriend. Play: Rosalind in As You Like It
NAME A THEATRE SUPERSTITION: Bad luck is good luck and vice versa--so you wish for someone to beak a leg
LAST PART YOU PLAYED IN A SHOW: A bunch of roles in the Shakespeare showcase, including Juliet, Viola, Ophelia, Rosalind and Titania
YOUR GOAL IN SHOW BUSINESS: To direct and perform on Broadway
FAVORITE DIRECTOR: Julie Taymor
WHAT WAS YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW: One of Mr. Snow's daughters in Carousel. "When the children are asleep, we'll sit and dream/The dreams that ev'ry other dad and mother dream..."
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DANCE SOLO: Yes--the Chavaleh sequence in Fiddler on the Roof. Also, the lead dancer in the title number of Leader of the Pack.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SINGING SOLO: Yes
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE LAST PERSON TO TAKE A BOW: Yes.
NAME A SHOW YOU'VE DONE MORE THAN TWO TIMES: Never happened. Two times: Little Mary Sunshine and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO NEW YORK: I live here.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO LA: Yes, as a baby (I was born in Coronado).
SCARIEST PART OF AN AUDITION: Waiting before, endlessly.
BEST PART OF AN AUDITION: After the first few moments--when you start to get into it.
NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN: Probably Lady of Copper.
NAME A SHOW YOU COULD DO FOR YEARS: Perhaps Cabaret
NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD LOVE TO DO BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN IN: Once on This Island
NAME A PERSON YOU'D LIKE TO WORK WITH AGAIN: Aside from the obvious (Duncan, Paula, Jason et al.)--my friend Susan. A wonderful choreographer and luminous dancer.
WHAT ARE YOU AUDITIONING FOR NEXT: I may be doing The Trojan Women this summer, or performing in Duncan's play Eternity Without End if it's accepted at the Fringe.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PERFORMING: Since I was 4.
DO YOU CARRY YOUR HEADSHOTS AROUND WITH YOU: No, although I carry headshot postcards.
DO YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PAST CAST MEMBERS: Usually.
ON A SCALE OF 1-10 HOW IMPORTANT IS GETTING PAID: There are more important things, although it's a form of professional validation. About a 4-5.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE: At the last performance of the Shakespeare showcase, I lost it during the Ophelia mad scene and really started crying. The words just hit me differently for some reason.
WHAT'S SOMETHING EMBARRASSING OR UNEXPECTED THAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE ON STAGE: When playing Jenny in Shenandoah, one night the gun didn't go off and I just yelled "bang." Also, when doing Something's Afoot we lost it quite a bit.
WHO IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON (ON STAGE OR OFF) THAT YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH: IT. *h*d S*g*v. Also, Avram from Lady of Copper.
EVER BEEN NAKED ON STAGE?: I was naked in Hair.
WHO OR WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST INSPIRATION OR INFLUENCE? For voice: Barbara Cook. For humility and artistic integrity: Bob Fosse.
IF YOU COULD BE A RICH FAMOUS PORN STAR OR A STRUGGLING THEATRE ACTOR WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Easy decision--theater, of course.
BEST PROFESSIONAL SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: The Lion King (B-way)
BEST COLLEGE SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: I guess a production of Much Ado About Nothing at Juilliard.
BEST AMATEUR/COMMUNITY SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: Hmm. I guess a production of Chess down in Virginia.
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHOW(S) YOU'VE SEEN: I saw a middle school production of the first act of Into the Woods that was amazing.
ONSTAGE, HAVE YOU EVER...
a) Been killed? Yes.
b) Been drunk/stoned? Yes, both.
c) Played someone half your age? Yes, and more. I played a ten-year old boy in Fare for All.
d) Played someone twice your age? Yes.
e) Cried? Yes.
f) Fired a gun? Yes.
g) Driven a car? On stage? Yes.
h) Been drenched? No.
i) Been in a dream sequence? Yes.
j) Been kissed? Yes.
k) Played someone of the opposite sex? Yes, many times
IF YOU WERE ON BROADWAY RIGHT NOW, WHAT SHOW WOULD YOU WANT TO BE IN AND WHAT ROLE WOULD YOU PLAY?: Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors.
