Wednesday, April 25, 2012

TIC-tionnaire with Amanda Bruton (gleeful Gema in Humans Anonymous)

Alrighty, we open HUMANS ANONYMOUS in exactly one week, on Wednesday, May 2 at 8 pm.  If you haven't bought a ticket yet, please do!  https://www.smarttix.com/Show.aspx?ShowCode=HUM1

And now for our patent-pending TIC-stionnaire with the brilliant actress Amanda Bruton, "Gema" in HUMANS.

1. What is your biggest fear?  Feel free to list up to 6 things.
Spiders, thunderstorms, anything Kardashian.
 
2. What is your favorite line in the play?
Gema: Hiya, Hot Pockets!
 
3. Who in the world would you "switch teams" to be with?
I would say non-applicable but instead I'm gonna list one of each: Colin Firth and Sigourney Weaver
 
4. What is the scariest movie you've ever seen?
I soaked my chair with pee during "The Exorcist."  And didn't eat pea soup for months.
 
5. Simile this: Humans Anonymous is like...
...an actor's wet dream.  
 
Too much?

[Artistic Director's note: never too much.  Too much is... great.]

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Q&A with Gusta Johnson (Jenny in HUMANS ANONYMOUS)

Tipping our hat to Proust, Bernard Pivot and my dean from the Actors Studio, James Lipton, we devised a survey for the cast and crew of Humans Anonymous to introduce you to the talented folks involved and this fabulous comedy about addressing things we fear head-on.

Wait, what're the show details?
Humans Anonymous by Kate Hewlett
8 shows: Wed-Sat for two weeks, May 2-5 and 9-12 at the Bridge Theatre @ Shetler Studios
Tickets: $18 online at https://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?EID=&showCode=HUM1
Or call: 212-868-4444

THE FIRST-EVER OFFICIAL TIC-STIONNARIE 
Meet the beautiful and funny Gusta Johnson, who plays 'Jenny' in Humans Anonymous.

TIC: All the characters in Humans list the things they fear.  What are your biggest fears?
GS:
1. Losing a loved one
2. Not being a good person
3. Dying
4. Giving up on my dreams or myself
5. Heights
6. Spiders

TIC: What is your favorite line in the play?
 GS: Arden's line, "I dabble in horticulture."

TIC: The play addresses same-sex crushes.  Who would you 'switch sides' for?
GS: Kate Winslet.

TIC: A few characters talk about movies that scare them.  What's the scariest movie you've ever seen?
GS: "The Exorcist" or "The Ring."

TIC: A few funny similes are bantered about in the show.  Simile this: Humans Anonymous.
GS: Humans Anonymous is like a warm and welcoming hug from a dear friend.