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50 Theatre Questions
1. Real Name: Leon
2. Stage Name (If you use one): Michael Ensenada... haha, I took a quiz online and that's what it said I should be. It's grown on me, actually.
3. Last show you added to your resume: Les Mis... It's sad, but I haven't been IN a show since July.
4. Last show you auditioned for: Les Mis... again, six months, guys.
5. Did you get into it?: Yup... surprisngly. I just remember getting the call from Ed and crapping my pants.
6. Last song you used at an audition: The first night I sang "Music of the Night", during the belty part that goes up to a High B, without realizing it did until I got home and I was like, so that's why I feel like my testicles have receded into my throat. And the next day I sang a part of "Red and Black" which I totally crapped up. Kind of funny, though, because I warned the theatre that I didn't actually know the song.
7. The name of your newest friend: Actually, Victoria. We've always been friends, but we didn't really become FRIENDS until Aladdin.
8. Favorite Theatre: Morsani Hall.
9. Singer, Actor, Dancer- List according to you: Singer, Actor Dancer
10. Favorite Play: Honestly, Arsenic and Old Lace... it's the funniest crap ever.
11. Favorite Musical: That's like asking me to pick one of my children to live. Okay. Ragtime.
12. Favorite Role: That I've played: Definitely Enjolras. Except for the whole Annie wig.
13. Favorite Theatre Superstition: Macbeth, but it's not like I enjoy it.
14. Theatre Tradition: Singing every musical theatre song we can think of and then screaming "For the Theatre!"
15. Last part you played in a show: Enjolras...
16. Name a Diva: Patti LuPone.
17. Name another Diva: Danielle. In a good way, though.
18. Are you Equity or Non-Equity: Yeah right.
19. Your goal in "showbizz": Um... to make it to Broadway. I assume everyone's goal is that.
20. Would you,(you know), to get a part on Broadway?: Haha...that's actually a hard question.
21. Have you ever to get a normal part?: LMAO, Raye. Um... no, I can't say I have. Which is probably why I've never been THE lead in a show.
22. Favorite Director: The Perks...
23. Favorite Choreographer: We've never really HAD a choreographer.
24. What was your very first show?: Well, technically Schoolhouse Rock but I dropped it because I thought the show was crap. So technically Annie.
25. Name someone from a show you miss: Raye, Danielle, and Monica. So basically the Miserables.
26. Have you ever had a dance solo?: Oh God no... and I think the world is a better place because of it.
27. Have you ever had a voice solo?: Yeah.
28. Have you ever been the last to bow?: Second to last has been my best. But that's gonna change this year.
29. Name a show you've done 2 or more times: Annie, and soon it's going to be Les Mis.
30. Have you been to NY?: Yeah, because I was born there.
31. Have you been to LA?: No.
32. Scariest part of an audition: Um... being alive during the audition.
33. Best Part?: Um... in the rare event that the audience claps or that the director smiles genuinely.
34. Name a show you'd never do again: Annie... Twice was enough.
35. Name a show you could do for years: Definitely Les Mis.
36. Name a show you'd love to do but haven't: Little Shop, and Light in the Piazza
37. Name a person you'd love to work with again: The cast of Les Mis
38. How long have you been performing?: Technically since kindergarten. In musicals, since seventh grade, technically.
39. Do you carry headshots around with you?: Yeah, along with my demo tape and my resume. Just kidding.
40. Do you keep in touch with past cast members?: Not as much as I'd like.
41. A scale of 1-10, how important is pay?: Like Bree said: Um... seeing as I haven't been paid to be in a show... 0.
42. Most memorable performance: Definitely the night where I crapped up my lines in Les Mis....
43. Embarassing or unexpected thing that happened to you onstage: And there it is... several things actually. When I did Ragtime, I was halfway through changing and my director called me onstage, and I thought it was serious so I rush onstage with my pants half-done and he starts cracking up and he's like...ooh.. you could've finished dressing. Then there were the many rehearsals of Les Mis in which I had box malfunctions, or when I swung the flag and it hit the lights. And there was the ever famous "One More Day 'Til There are Storms" and my little Aretha version of "Will you take your place with me?"
44. Who's the most difficult person (on and offstage) you've ever worked with?: Haha... I'm not going to be held liable for that.
45. Ever been naked on stage?: Practically... thanks Ed.
46. Who or what is your greatest inspiration?: Nathan Lane and Gavin Creel
47. If you could choose to be a famous porn star or a struggle actor/actress, which would you be?: Um... actor. I'm not exactly ready to have sex in front of a camera.
48. Played someone twice your age? Yeah.
49. Would you ever become a mime? I wouldn't be capable of being quiet for that long.
50. Which do you prefer - applause, cards & flowers or backstage visitors? Oooh... tough one. Applause. I mean, if the applause was famazing and much bigger than the amount of cards/flowers and or backstage visitors, definitely applause.
1. Real Name: Leon
2. Stage Name (If you use one): Michael Ensenada... haha, I took a quiz online and that's what it said I should be. It's grown on me, actually.
3. Last show you added to your resume: Les Mis... It's sad, but I haven't been IN a show since July.
4. Last show you auditioned for: Les Mis... again, six months, guys.
5. Did you get into it?: Yup... surprisngly. I just remember getting the call from Ed and crapping my pants.
6. Last song you used at an audition: The first night I sang "Music of the Night", during the belty part that goes up to a High B, without realizing it did until I got home and I was like, so that's why I feel like my testicles have receded into my throat. And the next day I sang a part of "Red and Black" which I totally crapped up. Kind of funny, though, because I warned the theatre that I didn't actually know the song.
7. The name of your newest friend: Actually, Victoria. We've always been friends, but we didn't really become FRIENDS until Aladdin.
8. Favorite Theatre: Morsani Hall.
9. Singer, Actor, Dancer- List according to you: Singer, Actor Dancer
10. Favorite Play: Honestly, Arsenic and Old Lace... it's the funniest crap ever.
11. Favorite Musical: That's like asking me to pick one of my children to live. Okay. Ragtime.
12. Favorite Role: That I've played: Definitely Enjolras. Except for the whole Annie wig.
13. Favorite Theatre Superstition: Macbeth, but it's not like I enjoy it.
14. Theatre Tradition: Singing every musical theatre song we can think of and then screaming "For the Theatre!"
15. Last part you played in a show: Enjolras...
16. Name a Diva: Patti LuPone.
17. Name another Diva: Danielle. In a good way, though.
18. Are you Equity or Non-Equity: Yeah right.
19. Your goal in "showbizz": Um... to make it to Broadway. I assume everyone's goal is that.
20. Would you,(you know), to get a part on Broadway?: Haha...that's actually a hard question.
21. Have you ever to get a normal part?: LMAO, Raye. Um... no, I can't say I have. Which is probably why I've never been THE lead in a show.
22. Favorite Director: The Perks...
23. Favorite Choreographer: We've never really HAD a choreographer.
24. What was your very first show?: Well, technically Schoolhouse Rock but I dropped it because I thought the show was crap. So technically Annie.
25. Name someone from a show you miss: Raye, Danielle, and Monica. So basically the Miserables.
26. Have you ever had a dance solo?: Oh God no... and I think the world is a better place because of it.
27. Have you ever had a voice solo?: Yeah.
28. Have you ever been the last to bow?: Second to last has been my best. But that's gonna change this year.
29. Name a show you've done 2 or more times: Annie, and soon it's going to be Les Mis.
30. Have you been to NY?: Yeah, because I was born there.
31. Have you been to LA?: No.
32. Scariest part of an audition: Um... being alive during the audition.
33. Best Part?: Um... in the rare event that the audience claps or that the director smiles genuinely.
34. Name a show you'd never do again: Annie... Twice was enough.
35. Name a show you could do for years: Definitely Les Mis.
36. Name a show you'd love to do but haven't: Little Shop, and Light in the Piazza
37. Name a person you'd love to work with again: The cast of Les Mis
38. How long have you been performing?: Technically since kindergarten. In musicals, since seventh grade, technically.
39. Do you carry headshots around with you?: Yeah, along with my demo tape and my resume. Just kidding.
40. Do you keep in touch with past cast members?: Not as much as I'd like.
41. A scale of 1-10, how important is pay?: Like Bree said: Um... seeing as I haven't been paid to be in a show... 0.
42. Most memorable performance: Definitely the night where I crapped up my lines in Les Mis....
43. Embarassing or unexpected thing that happened to you onstage: And there it is... several things actually. When I did Ragtime, I was halfway through changing and my director called me onstage, and I thought it was serious so I rush onstage with my pants half-done and he starts cracking up and he's like...ooh.. you could've finished dressing. Then there were the many rehearsals of Les Mis in which I had box malfunctions, or when I swung the flag and it hit the lights. And there was the ever famous "One More Day 'Til There are Storms" and my little Aretha version of "Will you take your place with me?"
44. Who's the most difficult person (on and offstage) you've ever worked with?: Haha... I'm not going to be held liable for that.
45. Ever been naked on stage?: Practically... thanks Ed.
46. Who or what is your greatest inspiration?: Nathan Lane and Gavin Creel
47. If you could choose to be a famous porn star or a struggle actor/actress, which would you be?: Um... actor. I'm not exactly ready to have sex in front of a camera.
48. Played someone twice your age? Yeah.
49. Would you ever become a mime? I wouldn't be capable of being quiet for that long.
50. Which do you prefer - applause, cards & flowers or backstage visitors? Oooh... tough one. Applause. I mean, if the applause was famazing and much bigger than the amount of cards/flowers and or backstage visitors, definitely applause.