{"id":1647,"date":"2016-04-18T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T06:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2016-04-23T21:10:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T21:10:51","slug":"eyes-on-actors-kaelea-rovinsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/?p=1647","title":{"rendered":"Eyes on Actors: Kaelea Rovinsky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kaelea Rovinsky<\/a> is a second-year apprentice with Unrehearsed, having already performed in The Tempest as Stepheno and Twelfth Night on Twelfth Night as Sir Toby Belch.<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: How were you first introduced to Unrehearsed Shakespeare?<\/em> <\/strong>
\n<\/b>KAELEA: Funnily, Double Falsehood was the FIRST show I saw after moving to Chicago. I thought it was such a fascinating technique, and volunteered to prompt for Henry V.<\/p>\n

Q: How does Unrehearsed differ from other acting experiences for you?<\/strong>
\n<\/em>KAELEA: In my artistic endeavors as of late, I have been embracing the cult of Improvisation. I find that there are many parallels in performance technique ‘tween the two; listen, make active choices, define relationships between characters, and stay open to whatever insanity may go down.<\/p>\n

The Unrehearsed way of performing Shakes is different from other productions I have done in the way that it leaves no room for lugubrious pontification with the text. Any *masturbatory* self indulgent musing can kill momentum for the show.<\/p>\n

Q: What (if anything) is your biggest challenge so far with this technique?<\/strong>
\n<\/em>KAELEA: Anticipating the “mood” or “direction” of a scene. I am somewhat familiar with the canon of Willy’s work; this pompous scholar-tude can be limiting. A player has the unique opportunity to learn something new from the text when they are “open”, as opposed to going through the paces.<\/p>\n

Q: One of the defining attributes of Unrehearsed is its lack of a Fourth Wall. How do you feel about this? How does it affect your work and\/or prep?<\/strong>
\n<\/em>KAELEA: I despise that barrier. The audience is one of my favorite characters to play with. It plays a large part in how I look at the text. What are places I can bring the audience in?<\/p>\n

Q: What excites you about As You Like It?<\/strong><\/em>
\nKAELEA:\u00a0We Are Outside!!<\/p>\n

Q: Favorite Shakespeare Character? And\/or: Favorite role to date<\/strong>
\n<\/em>KAELEA: I had the ultimate blast playing Sir Toby Belch in this past Twelfth Night on Twelfth Night<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Come on over and be Kaelea’s favorite character!<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

AS YOU LIKE IT<\/strong>
\nApril 19th & 26th
\nUncommon Ground
\n1401 W Devon Ave
\nDoors open at 7:00, show starts at 7:30
\n$5
\nCOME BE SOMETHING GREAT: THE AUDIENCE!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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