When I was younger, I remember trying to emulate the behavior of my older friends and castmates that I admired.Ĭhloe : I’ve looked up to people and had those Broadway crushes. Renee : I might have been an Eve at some point, not in a manipulating way though.
Have you ever had to deal with an Eve personally or felt like an Eve? While I most definitely cannot relate to being a woman in her 50’s, I feel like I can understand the feelings of jealousy and rejection, two of many emotions Margo lives with for the majority of the musical. I tried to channel times when I’ve not felt good enough for a certain role. A main theme in Applause is about the aging actress not being good anymore.
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Margo is always in control- until she isn't.Ĭhloe : I watched the movie and listened to the original cast album with Lauren Bacall. I make my spine really straight and try to be the tallest person on stage.
To play Margo, I lower my voice a bit and give it a biting edge. She’s like a tiger so in control of everything going on around her. Renee : I watched All About Eve from 1950 starring Bette Davis as Margo. I feel very fortunate to have landed the role of Margo, alongside my roommate and best friend. Those of us who were cast previously were able to re-audition for other roles. This fall, our program announced that the show was to finally be put up live and that they were going to double cast the show to give students more performing opportunities. Originally, I was cast as the character Karen, which I was stoked about! With covid and lockdown, we never really knew if this show would ever happen. I was so happy.Ĭhloe : In 2020, I auditioned over Zoom from my living room in Massachusetts. I opened the email and couldn’t believe it. I found out I was going to play Margo a while later while I was home in Massachusetts working as a cook in a seafood restaurant. Renee : While we were home during lockdown in 2020, it was announced that there would be a fall show. What was the auditioning process like for Applause? In middle school, I became more serious and started performing in after-school musicals, and in community theatre productions in and around Boston. I thought “I want to do that,” and the rest is history. When I asked her what these songs were, she said she had learned them during her voice lessons. During the playdate, she started singing Broadway show tunes.
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I was in Les Mis, How to Succeed in Business and then senior year, I played Mary Poppins.Ĭhloe : In the third grade, I had a playdate with the new girl in class. I was in the choir and it was assumed if you were in choir you’d be in the musicals too. Renee : I first played a munchkin in the Wizard of Oz at the college where my mother worked, but I really began pursuing acting and singing in earnest when I got into high school.
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