A night out to see Eric in 'A Number'
I wanted to share some of the pictures I took from Eric's performance in the play 'A Number' by Caryl Churchill for the Hudson Stage Company. The performances were this May at the Woodward Hall Theater at Pace University. Eric was, not surprisingly, amazing in this production. He actually performed 3 different roles, each character with a different English accent. The plot, you slowly realize, is about a son confronting his Father as he finds out that he is apparently a... clone! Then, we meet and shockingly learn some more of the details from the 'original' son. After some major tragedies, we finally meet yet another clone, who seems to be the most put together and accomplished, although the Father, and the audience, are left with this feeling of sadness and loss. Eric was so different in all three of these roles, I was amazed to be sitting in the second row witnessing it in person. It was such an intimate theater, you felt like you could reach out and touch the actors. Although, they brought us so deep into the illusion that I actually felt like I was watching a film, and not live humans who were just a few feet in front of me.
Here are some pictures from the night. Please bear in mind that I was taking them on my phone and the stage lights were so bright, so they aren't the best quality. But it's Eric, so they're still beautiful!
Here is Eric & his co-star, Michael Bryan French as the Father, and the son who discovers the dilemma:
Eric as the son who was raised by the father into his early 30s:
Eric as the real son who was cloned and discarded at the age of 4 (this was my favorite role, as you can see by the amount of pics I took of him in that leather jacket!):
Eric as the final, accomplished son:
Eric meeting us all after the play:
Ugh! I smile way too big and it scrunches up my face.
I drove up to the show with my bestie, and fellow Lurian Cherimola. We were walking toward the building across the lawn, commenting how peaceful it was, no one else was around. Just then I noticed a man walking towards us and I screamed out "ERIC!". We walked up to him and explained that we were there to see him in the play. I mentioned in another post that he looked so relaxed, comfortable clothes, soft curls, newspaper folded under one arm, a British flag mug in the other hand (I'm guessing it was some kind of tea with honey for his voice). He said that he came out to clear his head before the performance and wanted to see the sunset. *sigh* He graciously stood and spoke with us for 15 minutes. I had so much I had to tell him from the past four years since we have many mutual friends and co-workers. I mentioned that I had once called into a Blogtalk radio show and he remembered our conversation! Cherimola had mentioned meeting him before and he remembered that exchange also. I wouldn't call him shy, but he's...laid back. I would think that we were bothering him except for the fact that he would genuinely smile and add things to the conversation on his own. He was just lovely.
When other people started walking by us, we excused ourselves so he could have some time to prepare himself mentally, and we went to our seats. After the AMAZING performance, many of us went downstairs to see the actors. He came right out to us and let us all talk. We spoke for a long time, each taking turns, and he took pictures with everyone. Nicole & Raj from the Lure fandom were there also. As well as two lovely women who came all the way here from the Netherlands to see the play!! After they needed to lock the building up and the actors all went out together to a pub. We went outside and spoke in the parking lot for another while. It was a great night, and I'm so happy I made the trek all the way out there to see him perform live. I HIGHLY recommend it. Eric is very special and extremely talented.
Here are some pictures from the night. Please bear in mind that I was taking them on my phone and the stage lights were so bright, so they aren't the best quality. But it's Eric, so they're still beautiful!
Here is Eric & his co-star, Michael Bryan French as the Father, and the son who discovers the dilemma:
Eric as the son who was raised by the father into his early 30s:
Eric as the real son who was cloned and discarded at the age of 4 (this was my favorite role, as you can see by the amount of pics I took of him in that leather jacket!):
Eric as the final, accomplished son:
Eric meeting us all after the play:
Ugh! I smile way too big and it scrunches up my face.
I drove up to the show with my bestie, and fellow Lurian Cherimola. We were walking toward the building across the lawn, commenting how peaceful it was, no one else was around. Just then I noticed a man walking towards us and I screamed out "ERIC!". We walked up to him and explained that we were there to see him in the play. I mentioned in another post that he looked so relaxed, comfortable clothes, soft curls, newspaper folded under one arm, a British flag mug in the other hand (I'm guessing it was some kind of tea with honey for his voice). He said that he came out to clear his head before the performance and wanted to see the sunset. *sigh* He graciously stood and spoke with us for 15 minutes. I had so much I had to tell him from the past four years since we have many mutual friends and co-workers. I mentioned that I had once called into a Blogtalk radio show and he remembered our conversation! Cherimola had mentioned meeting him before and he remembered that exchange also. I wouldn't call him shy, but he's...laid back. I would think that we were bothering him except for the fact that he would genuinely smile and add things to the conversation on his own. He was just lovely.
When other people started walking by us, we excused ourselves so he could have some time to prepare himself mentally, and we went to our seats. After the AMAZING performance, many of us went downstairs to see the actors. He came right out to us and let us all talk. We spoke for a long time, each taking turns, and he took pictures with everyone. Nicole & Raj from the Lure fandom were there also. As well as two lovely women who came all the way here from the Netherlands to see the play!! After they needed to lock the building up and the actors all went out together to a pub. We went outside and spoke in the parking lot for another while. It was a great night, and I'm so happy I made the trek all the way out there to see him perform live. I HIGHLY recommend it. Eric is very special and extremely talented.