Why did you get involved with Theatre Rice? It would seem that my interest in theatre would have sprouted naturally from my obsession with films, but theatre never hit me as something I could do until last summer. On a whim, I decided to try theatre in a summer course, and I was completely inspired. When I got back to Cal for the fall semester, I really wanted to be a part of a student theatre group – and there was Theatre Rice, staring me in the face. And thus, here I am! What do you hope to gain from TR? It’s a strange and exciting sensation, being able to slip into characters or roles so different from your own and just playing around with these other selves. That aside, he list gets cheeseball, but here goes: more laughs, more fun, more friends, more memories. What do you like to do in your spare time? My first obsession is art. After that, the written word. But for the rest of my free time, I have an unhealthy attachment to films, across many a genre, across many a decade. There are only two shows worth watching: Gilmore Girls and South Park (though I thoroughly respect the Simpsons). I have an array of favorite books (like Princess Bride) and authors (like Amy Tan, DavidSedaris,Louis Sachar). That aside, I’m attempting to build my musical education. I didn’t consume much music in high school, and I’m trying to catch up. Mostly I’m a fan of arious forms of rock: classic rock (Led Zep, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd), pop rock (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls), punk rock (White Stripes, the Hives, The Ramones, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Stokes, The Vines), folk rock (Elliot Smith, Simon and Garfunkel, John Mayer), wuss rock (Weezer, Coldplay, Oasis, Jimmy Eat World, Ozma, Radiohead), grunge rock (Nirvana), oldies (Beatles), etc. There are a few electronic artists I appreciate (Moby, Fat Boy Slim). Many more genres and artists as well; the list goes on What are your favorite films or t.v. shows? My favorite TV show is easily Gilmore Girls, aka The Best Show No One’s Watching. After that, South Park provides my weekly dose of absurdity and …crude wrongness. The favorite film list is much more extensive … it’s horrifically difficult to narrow my favorites into a compact list. Divided by genre: Comedy: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, This is Spinal Tap, Princess Bride, About a Boy Drama: Magnolia, Almost Famous, American Beauty, Good Will Hunting, Pleasantville Romantic Comedy: Amelie, Bridget Jone’s Diary, When Harry Met Sally, Annie Hall, Sleepless in Seattle Dorky Teen Flick: Clueless, Ferris Beulier’s Day Off, Breakfast Club Classic: Sabrina, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin rocks my socks!) Musical: Moulin Rouge, Chicago Sci Fi: Gattaca, Contact, Star Wars (The original trilogy, not the recent crap) Action Trilogy: Indiana Jones, Back to the Future Movies for Guys Who Like Movies: Apocalypse Now, Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction These are just the basic greats you have to see, but there are several more essentials. If you had a quote that defines how you live life, what would it be? I collect quotes, but picking one to define my life is near impossible. Instead of my life quote, I present the following quotage on life for your enjoyment: :I’m stuck – I can’t get back to my old life – she’s evicted me from my life! :Did you really like it that much? - As Good As It Gets Life isn’t fair. It’s just fairer than death, that’s all – Princess Bride Life is a sexually transmitted disease - Anon Life is a perpetual insomnia – Barbara Kruger In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back – Charlie Brown Everything is okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end –Anon Life loves the liver of it – Maya Angelou