… in the role of Underling…
Hi
Bradley! Thanks for taking the time out
of your busy schedule to talk with us. Tell us about past SDSU
productions you’ve been involved in or any other San Diego-area projects that
we might know you from.
Here at SDSU,
you might recognize me as the Narrator/Mysterious Man from Into the Woods.
You probably won't recognize me as Duke from The Great American
Trailer Park Musical because I was wearing such an awful/perfect
mullet. I was also in San Diego Musical Theatre's production of Singin'
in the Rain last June.
So, what
originally made you choose to participate in musical theatre?
I always
loved to sing, but being in a musical seemed intimidating when I was a
kid. It seemed elusive. "I could never do that," I used
to think. But eventually I auditioned for my high school's production of South
Pacific my freshman year. The bug had bit.
What is one
thing that you love about Drowsy?
I love the
heart of this show. I love that Man in Chair is our guide throughout the
evening. So not only does he give us a little primer about musical
comedies of the 1920s, but he eventually provides us with the moral.
What are some
unique challenges of your role?
I'm playing
Underling alongside Julia Cuppy's Tottendale. She spits on me
excessively. I just need to keep a straight face and take it.
What is one
thing that audience members should know before coming to see the show?
You really
could know nothing about musicals, and this show will "take care of
you." But if you know even the slightest inkling about vaudeville or
early musical theatre history, the show will be hilarious for you.
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