Source Festival

10-Minute Play Artists: What’s an interesting story that happened during the Festival?

What’s a funny or interesting thing that happened to you during the festival? 

Juanita Rockwell

Director Carmen Wong asked if I would divide the role of Mom into three parts - which I loved. My mom would have loved it too, since she had to do the work of at least three women to raise us.

Martha Karl

We are not sister wives, but just three Moms, and we got our own body language down pat.

Carmen C. Wong

Everyone in the cast got into a physical energy circle and did Dad’s changing routine, shirt on, cufflinks, buttons etc…which was LOADS of fun. We all now know the best way to put on pants with panache.

Hal Corley

Director Ryan Taylor taught me anew the value of a shared prop, especially one that can be repaired before the audience’s eyes. And I found a soulful collaborator in actor T. Anthony Quinn, and want to write a role for him.

Michael Hammond

My director, Jessica Lefkow, and I took a long drive through Rock Creek Parkway one night and went through the entire piece, all of which takes place in a car.  It was an amazing rehearsal and gave me a good, comfortable structure that I could take with me on the stage.

Edward Daniels

Witnessing an armed-robbery on the way to the theatre, calling the police, and explaining to the victims that I had to leave the scene, just as the police arrived, because I’m an actor who running late to the theatre!

Christian Sullivan

I have eaten more Manny and Olga’s than I thought possible

Rick Westerkamp

Balloons are very tricky things. The fine line between biting the balloon (and it subsequently popping) and piercing the balloon (so that the air can leave the balloon at a moderate pace) is really an art. 

Ryan Taylor

…Photographer Colin Hovde happened to be shooting Betsy…and got an amazing shot of her mid-laugh and the milk mid-spill. It’s the most amazing photo any one has taken of my work. 

T. Anthony Quinn

I was fortunate to have drinks with Hal Corley, the playwright of Executive Order 10450.  We had corresponded during the rehearsal period and I am happy to have such a talented, new friend.

Eric Pfeffinger

On Twitter, the play got an unsolicited rave (a “twave”) from a stranger (or “twanger”).  In other words, my overall Twitter experience has been vastly more positive than, say, Anthony Weiner’s.

Marilyn Bennett

Three actors playing one role. And it worked!