Scrubs is still one of my favorite shows (see my first post). I still act regularly (being a theatre major at Virginia Tech), and my drama teacher (Mr. Mudge, see my second post) is now my employer at Richmond Shakespeare and one of my best friends and mentors (I call him Grant now, because I graduated in 2009).
I'm pursuing two degrees at Virginia Tech - Political Science (Legal Option) and Theatre Arts (Focus in Shakespeare, acting/directing/designing) and have thoroughly become a Virginia Tech HOKIE.
Both my parents are retired now, so they travel all over the place (recently went to Florida for vacation... twice in one month). Mom's planning a trip to Europe next year, and I'm planning on heading back to New York to see the Royal Shakespeare Company perform in August.
But on to the blogging...
The Tiny Little Moment I have to share with you today - working on the play Double Falsehood, produced by Liz Blake White at Richmond Shakespeare and directed by Jeff Cole. This play's origins are questionable - most people believe it to be a modernization of an old Shakespeare play (Cardenio?) which is now lost to us.
**SPOILER ALERT**
I read the part of Henriquez (pronounced Henricks) and definitely enjoyed playing the scoundrel/villain of the play. Henriquez caused all sorts of mischief that everyone else had to sort out, but it ended up pleasant in the end - the girl Henriquez raped (Violante) decided she liked him passing well, so he married her to make up for the raping/abandoning/ general traumatization he did to her. Happy ending! (Right?)
**END SPOILER ALERT**
There's a lot more to the plot than that, but to find that bit, you need to go read the play (trust me, you'll have a good time - it's hilarious in some places and not too thick). However, I must say - being a cast member in the Second Tuesday Staged Reading Series at Richmond Shakespeare was EXTREMELY entertaining and overall fun. The cast/crew were phenomenal, and I was able to act with old friends (Andrew Hamm, Alex Wiles, David Janosik, Sarah Jamillah Johnson, and Eric Dobbs), new friends (Eric Evans, Becki Jones, Tim Goodman, and Tyler Wilson) and my girlfriend's dad (Alan Sader, who is both a friend and a trusted mentor). The rehearsal process was a wonderful - from discovering the humor in the play (both intended and not), to performing, and then the gathering at our favorite post-show pub (PENNY LANE!).
Well, that was a rather long posting for a relatively Tiny Little Moment.
Tonight: Surprise Shakespeare at Sycamore Rouge!
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