Questions about what I do
1. Real Name: Jennifer Wood
2. Stage Name (If you use one): I don't have one but people keep putting me up on cast lists as "Jenn Wood," probably because I go by Jenn. But I would never use it in a program.
3. Last show you added to your resume: Wild Oats
4. Last show you auditioned for: Wild Oats/Or Not To Be
5. Did you get into it?: Yes to Wild Oats. Negative to Or Not To Be.
6. Last song you used at an audition: A Part of That - Last Five Years
7. The name of your newest friend: Bethany/Zander/Chris/Kendall
8. Favorite Theatre: The National in London
9. Singer, Actor, Dance- List according to you: Actor/Singer/Dancer
10. Favorite Play: Equus, As You Like It
11. Favorite Musical: Into The Woods
12. Favorite Role & Show name: Rosalind - As You Like It
13. Name a Theatre Superstition: "Scottish Play"
14. Name a Theatre Tradition: Going to get a drink with the cast after a every show.
15. Last part you played in a show: Trap - Wild Oats
16. Name a Diva (positive meaning): Bernadette Peters
17. Name a Diva (negative meaning): Liza Minelli
18. Are you Equity or Non-Equity: Non-equity
19. Your goal in "showbizz": To have a life that still has something to do with the "industry" that allowed me to grow and prosper as I grew up.
20. Would you,(you know), to get a part on Broadway? No.
21. Have you ever to get a normal part? No.
22. Favorite Director: Nicholas Hytner
23. Favorite Choreographer: Walter Kennedy
24. What was your very first show? The Nativity Scene
25. Name someone from a show you miss: Everyone back home.
26. Have you ever had a dance solo? I don't think so.
27. Have you ever had a voice solo? Yes.
28. Have you ever been the last to bow? Yes.
29. Name a show you've done 2 or more times: A Midsummer Night's Dream
30. Have you been to NY? Nope.
31. Have you been to LA? Yep.
32. Scariest part of an audition: Leaving and looking back on everything you did.
33. Best Part? That rush of adrenaline right before you say your name.
34. Name a show you'd never do again: Trojan Women.
35. Name a show you could do for years: Baby Killers or The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr
36. Name a show you'd love to do but haven't: Equus.
37. Name a person you'd love to work with again: Kevin, Jared, Joe SK, and Sarah
(37 ½?). What are you auditioning for next? Nothing is planned out. But we will see where the road/wind takes me.
38. How long have you been performing? Since I was 3.
39. Do you carry headshots around with you? No.
40. Do you keep in touch with past cast members? Mostly, yeah.
41. A scale of 1-10, how important is pay? 7.
42. Most memorable performance: Sarah in Children of a Lesser God
43. Embarrassing or unexpected thing that happened to you onstage: Can't narrow that one down.
44. Who's the most difficult person (on and offstage) you've ever worked with? Don't know. Can't think of a singular person.
45. Ever been naked on stage? Nope.
46. Who or what is your greatest inspiration? My parents.
47. If you could choose to be a famous porn star or a struggle actor/actress, which would you be? Struggling actor.
ONSTAGE, HAVE YOU EVER...
a) Been killed? Yes. During Baby Killers.
b) Been drunk / stoned? Yes.
c) Played someone half your age? Yes. Emily from Baby Killers, who was actually less than half my age at the time.
d) Played someone twice your age? Not that I can recall.
e) Cried? Yes.
f) Fired a gun? Yes. And I checked one onstage while reciting a monologue. Beat that!
g) Driven a car? Not that I remember.
h) Been drenched? Yes.
i) Been in a dream sequence? Yes.
If you were on Broadway right now, from what show & role would you want to play?: Rosalind - As You Like It