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QUESTIONS
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Chris
White,
J.L.
Mann Drama Coach, local Actor
1.
What's the best show you've ever seen?
De La Guarda. Chilean
acrobatic "Theater from the ceiling"
2.
Who is your theater hero?
The
audience.
I still can't believe it when they show up.
3.
Favorite Beatle
Paul
4.
Who
was your most memorable
teacher?
Rhett
Bryson.
I still remember my first day in his
Intro to Theater class.
5. "re" or
"er"?
I
think that making plays is a blue-collar job,
so I guess I'm more of an "er" guy.
6. If
you could see a play at any theater in the world...
The
Gate, in Dublin. UNCLE VANYA is playing
there now.
7.
Favorite place to eat
The
Rainbow Drive-In on Poinsett Hwy. There are
these actor headshots on the wall...all with
names you've never heard of.
8. What other job in the theater would you like
to attempt?
I'd
like to do curtain speeches for SCCT... come
out drinking a beer, chomping on a cigar.
9. If a book was written about your life, what
would be the title?
"I
Swear There Was a Barbecue Joint Here Once;
The Life & Legacy of Christopher Neil White"
10. Describe what you contribute to the theater
(in one
sentence.)
I
believe that theater can be as exciting as a
live sporting event... or a big, dumb popcorn
movie... or a shotgun wedding. I'm all
about making that happen.
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EDUCATION
SITE NOW ONLINE!!! |
We
now have the Education area of the site up and running,
already with 8 Member schools! We need EVERY school
in the Upstate that has a drama department on this site,
so please help spread the word.
The
site is more minimal in design, but hopefully
not in content. The current version of the site
is lacking in many details, but over the next few months
it will take shape; hopefully becoming a vital tool
for any educational institution with a Drama department.
Our guinea pig team of schools includes The Fine Arts
Center, Woodmont High, Christ Church Episcopal School,
J.L. Mann High School, Clemson University, Furman University,
North Greenville University and Greenville Tecnical
College.
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Welcome,
Journeymen!

This season marks the 15th year of the Warehouse Theatre's
Journeyman program, which continues to supply their
stage with new faces and extraordinary talent. They
also perform in the NEA grant-winning "Wooden O" program,
bringing Shakespeare to schools all over the Upstate.
You can check out their headshots, resumes, and bios
on page 2 of our actor directory (That's right, we have
made it to page 2) or go see them in person and on stage
at the Warehouse.
QUICK FACTS
David Ryan (1st
row, left)
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
College: Niagra Univerity
Currently: Romeo in the "Wooden O" production
of Romeo & Juliet.
Jennifer Weinreich
(1st row, right)
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
College: Emerson College
Currently: Benvolio & The Nurse in the "Wooden
O" production of Romeo
& Juliet.
Nck Simon (2nd
row, left)
Hometown: Chicago, IL
College: Illinois Wesleyan University
Currently: Capulet, Friar Laurence, Abraham in
the "Wooden O" production of Romeo
& Juliet.
Lauren Dykes (2nd
Row, right)
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
College: University of Georgia
Currently: Receptionist & Derelict #2 in Reckless
at the WHT.
Tybalt/Juliet in the "Wooden O" production of Romeo
& Juliet.
Jason Shipman (on
the bottom)
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
College: USC Aiken
Currently: Tom Jr. & Derelict #1 in Reckless
at the WHT.
Mercutio, Prince, Paris, Friar John in the "Wooden O"
production ofRomeo
& Juliet.
WAREHOUSE WEBSITE
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GETTING THE WORD OUT
Upstate Onstage is proud to have several hundred members
receiving this Newsletter, but our records indicate
that almost half of you are not getting these emails.
We need YOUR HELP in getting the word out to any other
theater-folk in the Upstate who may be getting our amazing
Newsletters in their Trash bins. If you ask someone
and they appear ignorant of Upstate Onstage, please
enighten them. Thank you for your continued support
of this site.
If you can read this email but see no pictures,
look around for any small grey boxes (This is mainly
a problem with HOTMAIL users.) You can click on
one of these to somehow allow the images through.
There are a few email services that have problems with
Constant Contact, the company we use to compose and
send this Newsletter. Please let me know of any
conflicts.
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Halloween
ain't over yet...

We've already
gotten into the Halloween spirit with TURN OF THE SCREW
and MANSION IN THE MIST at the Warehouse, and SLEEPY
HOLLOW at the Upstate Shakespeare Festival. Now
a few other theaters are gearing up to scare our collective
pants off. The Greenville Little Theatre just
opened DRACULA and a double-bill of NIGHT OF THE LIVING
DEAD & A GHOST STORY runs until Nov. 04 at EFP.
Flat Rock Playhouse offers it's staging of SLEEPY HOLLOW,
which runs until Nov. 18.
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