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A Fiddler support group! hehehe I'm sure there are plenty of people who could join that illustrious little club. I personally have only done the show twice so far, once when I was a kid playing Schprintze, and once last year as Hodel under and AEA contract. Maybe I'll get to to Golde when I'm older, and then Yente when I'm even older than that!

EyEs In The SpotLight: I really can't give any real advice on what's it's like to be a character at Disneyland. (What I'm doing is really just like doing a play...Show up to the dressing room at call time, get ready, perform at showtime. Except that we do it up to 5 times a day!) I can tell you that the "costumed characters" get really hot under their heads (Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Chip & Dale, etc.) and they only get paid about $8/hr. But it obviously must be fun, or nobody would do it, right? The "face characters" (Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland, etc.) are cast based on their physical resemblance to the character and their ability to interact with the guests while staying in character. Their auditions are super-long I hear. They get a starting rate of $13/hr. (Which doesn't go up for at least couple of years.) A lot of younger people love working at Disneyland, though. It's decent money compared to working retail or something like that, and it's a chance to perform in some way. Hope that helps!

laactress: If you happen to cruise by, I looked into the "face character" thing at work, and I found out it pays $13/hr, with an eventual ceiling of $16/hr (like, if you'be worked there full time for 5 years or something like that). The girl I spoke to has lots of friends in the park who do it, and she said that there's really no hours to go around right now, and they're all complainig about not getting a chance to work, so if you did get hired, you'd probably only work a day or two every couple of weeks. Hope that info helps you out.

The show seems so much fun to do! Are you guys lip syncing? I always thought the shows were.

Anyway I'm trying to "break" into acting also. I'm young, but I'm doing my best. I just auditioned for Stephen Schwartz on Tuesday, but didn't get a part. (for Captain Louie) All I wanted to do was ask him to sing a song from Wicked. =-]

I'm not doing anything now, but I'm always looking. I have an appointment with this LA agent over the weekend. She's represented Matt Damon..JLO..and currently has someone on ER. (i forgot his name!) Well, she's going to give me some tips and stuff. We'll see how it goes.

I am up ridiculously early for some reason this morning... I think I'll go back to bed and try to sleep a little more in a sec. (It's 6:30am here.)

BJC899: Nope, everything is sung live. We're all miked, of course. (1,800 seat amphitheater) However, we do have to perform with a pre-recorded instrumental track, which is particularly challenging when doing dialogue with underscoring, and you need to get your lines done in time for certain musical stings, etc. (And of course, most of my dialogue is with the Magic Mirror, which is a pre-recorded Patrick Stewart! So that all has to be timed exactly, as well.) On a side note, my role (Queen/Hag) is non-singing. Which is actually fun for me! I love knowing I got cast purely for my acting skills! Anyway, nice to meet you, and break a leg!

DGrant Thanks for the welcome! Maybe you did see me, and if you come again, please do stop by! (I'm leaving as of 10/19 to do Paint Your Wagon at the Geffen Playhouse, though, so if you come to D-land after then, I won't be there. I do plan on returning after the show closes in mid-January, though. )

Updated On: 9/18/04 at 09:37 AM

Cyndy: LUCKY! That was one of the things I kept saying when I booked the job, "Well, I get to act with Patrick Stewart...sort of!" His voice really is mellifluous, though. *sigh* What show did you do with him??

Hey Erika~ did you see the article on the Geffen Playhouse and Gil Cates? It mentions your production of Paint Your Wagon.

The show I did with Patrick Stewart was called Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by Tom Stoppard and music by Andre Previn. It's a really neat play that calls for seven actors and an orchestra...but the orchestra is actually an onstage "character"...the show is not a musical. Hard to describe, but a really cool piece. I was playing with the Orange County Symphony at the time and we were "the orchestra".

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I play several, but played viola with that orchestra.

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I'm a working Equity actor.

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rathnait since you're the broadway physcic will I make it on broadway?? lol!

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Hey eyesinthespotlight, I know this girl who plays the beauty and the beast character Belle at Disneyworld over the summer, she's a musical theater major and she says it's really fun

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FOCI Well, good...I'm glad you were able to come to a decision you're happy with! And to answer your question, I'm a graduate of Vassar College (in Poughkeepsie, NY).

Hi, shesings! Well, although that offer is certainly good for your family, I doubt I'll be much use to you, since I probably won't be working at Disneyland at all in November. (I'm taking a few months off to do a show at the Geffen Playhouse in West LA.) If, however, it turns out that I am working a day or two here or there in November, I'll totally let you know. (It is possible...I'll have Mondays off, after all, so maybe I'll work a day at Disney now and then.) :-P

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Hi, Nina! I do enjoy my job. It's good money, full benefits, plus I'm acting for a living. (And I get to play what is - in my opinion - the most fun role in the show! Yay, villains!) And it's pretty flexible, in that I can leave for while to do another project, and come back. What's not to like? Anyway, I'm doing the world premiere of the revival of Paint Your Wagon at the Geffen. We start rehearsals mid-October, and it runs Nov 23 - Jan 16. It should be fun!

Hi, broadwaysatr2b! Man, I've been there. Nice to meet you, and best of luck!

wickedkiwi: I'm sorry, I really don't know how that Disney job would work. (This is my first -and probably will be my only - Disney gig.) I can tell you they probably won't tell you if you didn't get the job. You'll just have to figure it out one day if you still haven't heard anything. I also don't think you'll get your Equity card for doing it. I believe that only applies in Disneyworld (in FL). At Disneyland (in CA), for example, none of the shows are covered by Equity. They're all AGVA (another performing union). And I have a feeling the out-of-country stuff isn't covered by any union at all. Other than that, I just don't know.

Updated On: 9/21/04 at 11:39 AM