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The Fantasticks cast members Thomas Guastavino as “Matt” and Ashlee Winkler as “Luisa”
THEATER
from A1
drive their children to fall in
love.
Th e thing I like is that the
story doesn’t end at happy
ever aft er. We get to see what
happens when the sun rises
on the new love. Th e morn-
ing aft er, as it is. Th ings fall
rapidly apart, and seem to
just be on the verge of shat-
tering forever. Th en, well,
I don't want to spoil the
whole thing.
Usually in this show,
‘the wall’ is played by an
actor that never speaks.
What approach did you
take to the wall separat-
ing Luisa and Matt?
Th e character of Th e
Mute, played here by Sophie
Blades, is such an integral
part of the show. Th e Mute
has to be so many things in
this show. Moving props,
providing scenery pieces,
and generally helping to
move the show along, but
at the same time, still be a
character, still be part of
the show. Really, to sug-
gest a wall it’s as simple as
a couple cubes to stand on
and a stick held between
Matt and Luisa. We played
around with this concept
that Th e Mute is almost
somewhat magical. Build-
ing these places for the
other characters to play
around in. It's quite fun to
watch, and such a fun part
of the show.
show? Are there familiar
Cottage Theatre faces?
Th e audition process
was quite straight forward.
Come in, sing a song of
your choosing, then sing
and read some selections
from the play. I had a great
turnout, and could have cast
the show several diff erent
ways. Th ere is such an abun-
dance of talent in this area,
it's quite astonishing. And it
makes it so hard sometimes.
Th ere are a few familiar fac-
es in this show, plus a couple
of new ones. I have been so
humbly honored that they
have given me so much trust
and so much of their talent.
This is the last show of
the season at Cottage
Theatre. Does that add
anything to the pressure
of directing?
Th ankfully, it's only the
last show of the season, not
the last one before we shut
down for a few months. Th at
honor falls to “Sound of
Music.” But there is always
pressure being the last show
of the season. You want to
end on a high note, some-
thing memorable to en-
courage the patrons to come
back next season. To keep
the energy level high. You
want to really show people
what you, as a company, are
capable of.
As a director, how do
you think the remodel,
that will essentially refor-
mat the theatre’s seating,
will aff ect future shows?
It opens up so many possi-
bilities for staging and sight
lines. It gives us many more
opportunities to utilize the
full depth of our stage.
In my mind, it brings us
more to that professional
level standard that myself
and so many others strive
for each show. I am very ex-
cited to see how each direc-
tor is going to use the space
in the coming years.
We have already done
some amazing shows, and
had some truly breathtaking
sets. I think this is really go-
ing to be something special.
Why
should
come out and see “The
Fantasticks?”
It is truly a magical show.
Th ere is no other way to put
it. Something in these en-
chanting songs, in the clev-
er lines, strike down to the
deepest parts of your heart.
Each member of my cast
has poured so many hours
and so much of their soul
into each and every part of
this play, and it really shows.
Th ere are sweet moments,
funny moments, and mo-
ments that will leave you
crying.
And it's always important
to support local art, and lo-
cal artists doing what they
love doing.
“Th e Fantasticks” opens
this Friday, Nov. 30 and runs
through Dec. 16. For more
information or to purchase
tickets, visit cottagetheatre.
org.
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