Question

● If you could write a play about any topic, what would you write about and why?

● What recent movie or television show do you think would make a great stage production? Why
● What technical role do you think is the most challenging?
● What would you do if the lead performer of your show got pneumonia on
opening night?
● How can actors help each other to succeed in their roles?
● If you were to go back to a certain era or to a different country to learn more
about a certain type of theatre, when/where would you go and why? (For example: ancient Greek theatre, Japanese Noh theatre, the Renaissance, commedia dell’arte in Italy, etc.)
● Whose job is easier: onstage performers or backstage crew? Why?
● What do you think will be the “next big thing” in the theatrical world?
● How could you present an extreme sport or extreme activity safely and
creatively onstage? (Such as downhill skiing, skydiving, rock climbing,
surfing, bobsledding, etc.)
● What historical or literary character deserves to have a show written about
them?

Answer 1

1. I would write a play reflecting on the lives and legacies of special people we have lost.

2. Encanto. It would make a great musical in my opinion with Lin-Manuel Miranda's lyrics. We don't talk about brunoooooo nooooo.

3. Not sure, I guess it would depend on the person and their skill set.

4. Take them to a doctor, either cancel the show, which would be terrible, or find someone else who knows the lead to take over.

5. Always support each other. Help each other with emotional scenes, be there for each other and teach new things to their co-stars every day.

6. Back to when actor Alan Rickman was a child. he was such a great actor and he is very missed. I don't know where he gets it from, but theater back then would have been very interesting to see. Especially with his talent.

7. I would think they are about the same. more nerves for the performers in my opinion, but pressure for the crew making sure the lighting is right. They both need practice!

8. I guess it depends on your ideas! I personally don't know!

9. You cant use visual effects onstage, it is a live performance. But, you could have actors who are good at stunts, maybe!

10. Alexander Hamilton already has one. I think Lin should do another musical about another period of history. He said himself that after Hamilton, he was having "Hundreds of history books thrown at his head, 'what about this one?'" But, if not historical, we should definitley have one based on a well-lived life, like a biography on stage (like said in answer #1).