Tag "Other Desert Cities"

  • Interview with Benjamin Williamson

    April 15th Audio Interview

    Benjamin Williamson is an accomplished actor. While still a student at the Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training he has brought his characters to life in the very diverse roles he’s played; last year in The Aliens and this year in Other Desert Cities and currently in 4000 Miles. Although as a boy he was captured by the movie Singing in the Rain, and a desire to be Gene Kelly and/or Donald O’Connor, Benjamin didn’t begin life with a passion to be an actor. He was a “regular kid,” playing sports, making people laugh, and making friends. Then, as a lark, he and his friend’s auditioned for roles as MC’s in a school talent show and Benjamin had the experience of “getting lost” in a character he had created. He has been “chasing the feeling” ever since. Listen to this thoughtful, philosophical man talk about his determination to be flexible, to evolve rather than make arbitrarily decisions and stick rigidly to them. And come see him bring the character of Leo alive in 4000 Miles.

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  • Interview with Lucy Lavely

    2-18 -14 – Audio Interview

    Spontaneous and effervescent actor Lucy Lavely is only 25 years old but she has the life experience of a much older person and it shows in her compelling performance as Brooke Wyeth, a woman who is haunted by her family’s secrets, in the Asolo Repertory Theatre Company’s production of Jon Robin Baitz’s riveting play, Other Desert Cities, which was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Condemned to years of frustration by her undiagnosed dyslexia, her inability to read, Lucy compensated by “being social.” Talented, tenacious, outgoing and brave, she took on every challenge; listen to her tell her unusual story including her struggle to get accepted into the University of Notre Dame, and be part of the family which nurtured he father and uncle.

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