Meet Camryn Long (Mary 1)
You play multiple characters in multiple historical eras. If you could choose a specific time in history to be born, when would you choose?
I think it would be cool to have lived in many different time periods. I would have loved to have been around in the 1800’s, to be there during Abe Lincoln’s presidency and the Emancipation Proclamation would have been awesome. The 1940’s because the women had cool hairdo’s, the 1950’s because of poodle skirts, the 1960’s because peace and love rock, and the 1970’s because the outfits. However, I think I am happy in the time I was born because I love the life I live.
Should Christians or non-Christians come see this play?
That’s just like asking if actors or non-actors should come see this play but then again, that is the beauty of Sarah Ruhl’s play. It has nothing to do with being Christian or not being Christian or any religion for that matter, it has everything to do with the actor playing roles. How can the part affect the actor? How does a religious actor accurately and fully embody the role? Yes, religion can come up from time to time throughout the play, but it really focuses on the actor and the community he/she comes from, NOT the religion.
This play shifts from funny to emotional to funny again on a dime. How do you make those shifts?
As an actor, I surrender myself to the material. If someone finds the lines that I say to be funny..great! If not..great! I don’t think my character means to be funny or not funny. If I can become the character honestly and tell the story honestly then I’ve done my job. Some may find moments funny and some may not, to each their own.
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