Over the coming weeks, we're blogging about the talented team assembled for OUR TOWN, running Oct. 17-27. Get your tickets now and for more about the show, visit www.tictheater.com.
OUR TOWN Q&A with Joan D. Saunders (playing Professor Willard--local historian)
1. If you were making a time capsule of your life to put in a cornerstone, which 3 items would you include?
My round wire-rimmed glasses (so representative of the early 1970s, plus they were practically glued to my face, I wore them so much). I don't actually have these anymore.
A photo album with pictures of every car I've had (would should both a timeline of cars over several decades and my personality).
My BlackBerry (would represent technology of a certain era, plus the contact list, photos, etc. would provide clues about me).
2. You're sitting at Mr. Morgan's drugstore counter. What would you order for an old-time-y treat?
I would get a real malt, chocolate, emphasis on "real." I might conisder an ice cream soda, but I'm sure I'd end up with the malt. Side story: I grew up in a relatively small town in North Dakota (well, actually, the third-largest city in the state, at 36,000), and my grandfather was a pharmacist. He had a drugstore with a soda fountain (Saunders Drug). I was at the north end of Main Street, and when I was a little girl, I would go there with friends and we would all sit at the soda fountain.
3. What birthday would you most like to re-live, and why?
The birthday I had last year (2011). There's not need to specify a number, but it's obvious I've had a lot of birthdays--so why this one? Because it was the most fun birthday I've ever had. I was in a play, Shakespeare, and after our performances in NYC, we flew to London and performed it outdoors in Hyde Park. When we flew out of JFK, I was one age, and when we landed in Heathrow in the morning, I was a year older. We celebrated way above the Atlantic when the date changed, then that night in London, the whole cast went to a pub to celebrate my birthday.
Over the coming weeks, we're blogging about the talented team assembled for OUR TOWN, running Oct. 17-27. Get your tickets now and for more about the show, visit www.tictheater.com.
OUR TOWN Q&A with Gillian Hurst (playing Rebecca Gibbs--smart kid sister)
1. You're sitting at Mr. Morgan's drugstore counter. What would you order for an old-time-y treat?
It is a dream of mine to go back in time and sit at one of those counters! Growing up, there was a pharmacy in my small New England town that still has a counter... but they don't serve anything anymore. My mom told me a story about the place every time we went in. Honestly, I want one of those strawberry phosphates everyone in Grover's Corners is talkin' about!
2. What question would you like an audience member to ask Editor Webb about Grover's Corners?
I would like to know more about the newspaper. How many people subscribe? Do they cover global, national and local news? How do they stay financially afloat? Do the townspeople love the paper? Do they write sassy letters to the editor? Would love to know more!
3. Our tag line for the show is, "A Sweet and Tart Slice of Small Town Life." If we made a kind of pie in tribute to your character, what kind of pie would you be?
Rebecca is a sweet, smart girl with a wise, playful side. She has something old-fashioned about her, but with a youthful thirst for science and money matters. In tribute to Rebecca Gibbs, I would have to pick a strawberry-rhubarb pie. It is a classic pie that mixes sweetness and tartness, with a citrus punch. The ingredients might be growing in her mom's garden and she would serve it up to the people she really loves!
And here's a recipe for strawberry-rhubarb pie!
www.gillianhurst.com
My round wire-rimmed glasses (so representative of the early 1970s, plus they were practically glued to my face, I wore them so much). I don't actually have these anymore.
