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| Arthur Aulisi portrays Toddesco in Barbicide |
Arthur Aulisi, of Barbicide, sat down with The Theatre Project for a brief Q&A:
What are your characters all about?
"Each character I play is obsessed with something. Todesco is blinded by his need for revenge. The Judge is obsessed with power (and his step daughter). Porello is obsessed with fame and success. and The Gooch...well, I imagine The Gooch is obsessed with food."
Without giving anything away, What is your favorite moment in Barbicide?
"There are many moments throughout, each vastly different, that I love for different reasons. But I think the hat latze at the World's Fair will be a lot of fun."
What is the biggest discovery you have made during this production?
"Of the process, I've learned that doing a two person scene by yourself is tricky. Of the play, that we don't always know what will make us happy."
What has been one of your most memorable moments working on this piece?
"Developmental readings at the Moustache Tonsorial were a blast, with passersby stopping and watching from outside the window. But pleasantly surprising was how the play worked on two levels in particular. Given how well know the source material is, it was fun to hear the listeners react to a character or a plot point they recognized. Even better was to hear the listeners taken by surprise by the play, despite familiarity with the source material."
What is your favorite drink?
"My favorite drink? Coffee is up there. It used to be bourbon. My dear friend and local bartender (independent of each other) once made up a vodka drink for me while I was rehearsing Uncle Vanya. She named it "the Astrov" and, as far as fancy cocktails go, it was pretty damn good."
What is your favorite food?
"Favorite food? Me and Garfield. Lasagna."
What is your current obsession?
"Current obsession? Love it or List it on HGTV."
What is one thing you waste too much money on?
"I spend way too much money on dining out. It does offer me fundamental nutrition as well so it's not a complete waste of money. But there's not a whole lot to show for it. Except maybe a fat ass."
What is one activity you waste too much time doing?
"I watch way too much television. See the above answer to the current obsession question."
What in the world most thrills you?
"This is going to sound corny and cliche but it really does thrill me to make people laugh or to move them or to make them think. We should all do more of that throughout our daily lives. Theater just happens to be a tool that I employ toward that end. Second to all of that, scuba diving."
What is your personal motto?
"I don't think I have a personal motto, certainly not one single one. There's a lot of good ones that friends share on Facebook. Take the 10 most contradictory ones of those, blend, and that will be my motto."
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