{"id":481,"date":"2014-01-07T14:21:25","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T14:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/?p=481"},"modified":"2014-01-07T14:21:39","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T14:21:39","slug":"eyes-on-actors-lauren-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/?p=481","title":{"rendered":"Eyes on Actors: Lauren Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lauren Miller, a perennial performer, is back for more Twelfth Night<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Q: Describe your first experience with Unrehearsed Shakespeare<\/em>.
\nLAUREN: My first Bard in the Barn Show was Two Gentlemen of Verona and it was extremely cold outside. I think one of my characters was Lucetta, I was Erin O\u2019Conners mad and this was during her Miss Illinois time and her character needed a picture of herself and I had to hand her one of her Miss Illinois pins. At the time I didn\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n

Q: For you, how is Unrehearsed Shakespeare different from more conventional shows? Do you have a preference<\/em>?
\nLAUREN: It\u2019s way more exciting! With a conventional show you see the cast list, you have rehearsals, you know everyone\u2019s blocking and you know the show. With Unrehearsed sometimes you\u2019ve never read the play, you only know your lines because you don\u2019t have the entire script like you would with a conventional play, you only know your blocking from your text sessions, and you don\u2019t know who else is in the cast. For all you know Juliet is going to be played by a dude. It makes it so much more fun! I definitely love Unrehearsed more.<\/p>\n

Q: You’ve performed outdoors with Bard in the Barn, in the larger Sunset Studio in Milwaukee, and in the cozy bars of Chicago. How does space affect your performance<\/em>?
\nLAUREN: With Barn in the Barn it was sometimes harder to perform because of the weather and how cold it would get. Performing indoors makes it much easier to focus on your scroll. It\u2019s also easier to connect with the audience and get them more involved because of the tight space.<\/p>\n

Q: Do you find that your technique\/approach has changed over time?<\/em>
\nLAUREN: I\u2019d like to think my technique has improved since i started when I was a freshman. I\u2019ve definitely learned a lot just from continuing to perform, learning from peers, and taking Bill\u2019s Unrehearsed Shakespeare class. But I\u2019m still learning every time I take on a new scroll.<\/p>\n

Q: Finally: favorite role<\/em>?
\nLAUREN: I would have to say Maria in Twelfth Night. I got to play the part for Bill\u2019s Unrehearsed Shakespeare class. It was one of the biggest roles I had ever got cast as and it was so much more challenging. It was a part where I was really able to improve my technique and understand text sessions. It was also just a really fun role to play because she\u2019s so cunning and mischievous!<\/p>\n

You can see Twelfth Night tonight! Come join us for some magic<\/em>.<\/p>\n

January 7th<\/em>
\nJUSTIN\u2019S, 3358 N Southport Ave, second floor<\/em>
\nDoors open at 7:00, show starts at 7:30<\/em>
\n$5 Suggested Donation<\/em><\/p>\n

PLUS: After the show, we\u2019ll be announcing our Season lineup for 2014<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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