 Who do you play in The Baltimore Waltz?
I'm understudying for the role of Carl. I'm inspired by the biological significance that the role has to the playwright, and am most excited to be able to watch an actor work through the process of finding that character. Have you worked on a play by Paula Vogel before? I had a professor in college who was a huge advocated of her work, and How I Learned to Drive was a pretty substantial play for us to study during our contemporary unit in Theatre History. How many languages do you speak? I used to speak French, but it's been a while..... Tell us about your siblings. I have one little sister. We fought brutally growing up, which was awful for my parents. However, we're super-tight now and I even get to be my nephew's Godfather. Have you ever been to Baltimore, Europe, or the hospital? I've only been to the hospital. I had an extended stay due to a gnarly case of Lyme's Carditis. They couldn't get my heart rate back up to normal so I started watching the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The season finally was so intense that my vitals show right back up! Being confined to a bed for a week was awful, but the hospital food was surprisingly good. See Michael Pfeiffer in The Baltimore Waltz, in a special understudy performance tonight, January 26th. The Baltimore Waltz runs through February 19th at The Frontier. Tickets are on sale now!
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 Who do you play in The Baltimore Waltz?
I play the Third Man, so I'm also the set/dress/environment changer. Also, I get to have fun. Have you worked on a play by Paula Vogel before? I've read a few of her plays and saw a billion students doing her as scene-work in college, though I've probably absorbed more about her through her former student, Sarah Ruhl. My favorite may have to be Hot 'N Throbbing, just because it deals with such a difficult, unsavory subject and I love imagining it through the lens of its original director, Anne Bogart. How many languages do you speak? I speak HTML, ASCII, meme, some French, and various languages that babies apparently understand. So let's go with 5+. And don't underestimate the importance of BODY LANGUAGE. Tell us about your siblings. 1 sister. There's a line in this show about "bribing" your siblings: I definitely have a lot of memories of shoving presents in her lap or trying to make her laugh in the backseat bucket seats of our Ford Windstar minivan (RIP 1994-2004). The worst is that I was always the reason she was crying in the first place. Have you ever been to Baltimore, Europe, or the hospital? No east coast trips or flights across the Atlantic pond (I crossed the other one), though actually I worked in a hospital for a few years. I think it's memorable because nothing will make you an "old soul" as a teenager like wheeling around new mothers, whiny ER inpatients, or dying people while chugging Maxwell House coffee all day. See Justin Harner in The Baltimore Waltz, opening January 20th. Tickets are on sale now!  What is your role on the staff of The Baltimore Waltz?
Casting Director. It was an especially exciting process seeing and meeting our auditioners since this project is being directed by guest director, Ed Rutherford. The more artists BPBCo. gets to work with, the more new faces we get to meet and build working relationships with. Are you familiar with Paula Vogel's work? Yes! I first read How I Learned to Drive back in college and it remains hauntingly wonderful. And Ms. Vogel once gave me well-deserved side-eye for choke-coughing throughout act 2 of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play at the Goodman. Sorry! How many languages do you speak? Un. Je conprende Francais pretty well, mais mon verbal skill est pas mal. Tell us about your siblings. One brother, Nick. He's 19 months younger than me. His recent surprise 30th birthday trip to Disney World is a happy standout. Nothing like two sweaty Greeks and 8 other Midwestern boys navigating 12,000 families in the middle of July in Orlando. Have you ever been to Baltimore, Europe, or the hospital? Duex of the trois, oui! Of the two, j'adore Paris! L'histoire, architecture, les ars, et mes amis y vivent, so I love to visit when the time and money allows. The Baltimore Waltz opens January 20th. Tickets are on sale now!  What is your role on the staff of The Baltimore Waltz?
I am understudying The Third Man and I'm incredibly excited at the prospect of getting play so many huge characters with so many different dialects. I'm very excited to dive into what makes all of these characters different and how they can all be -- at their core -- the same person. It's an exciting challenge! Have you ever worked on a play by Paula Vogel before? I had read How I Learned to Drive back in college, but that was really it, until reading this play about a year or so ago. Truthfully, I love this show. There's a ton of heart in every scene and it takes a subject that has been done many times on stage and turns it on it's head in some incredibly fun ways, while never sacrificing its groundedness. How many languages do you speak? Beginner Italian and French. One day I'll be fluent! Tell us about your siblings. I have an older sister, who the play reminds me a lot of. She and I are very close -- due, in largely, to how much we didn't get along when we were younger. I feel like we meet new versions of each other every time we see each other these days. My favorite memories with her were when we both went to Isreal a couple summers ago. You really get to know someone when you're traveling with them for 2 weeks. We hiked Masada together at 4am. You can't top that.. Have you ever been to Baltimore, Europe, or the hospital? I have been to Baltimore and Europe! I grew up in VA so I was never too far from Baltimore and actually got to go with my dad and sister on a trip there when I was younger (maybe 10). We saw an Orioles game and went to the Aquarium. Then I went to Europe during college when I studied abroad in Italy for a semester. Throughout that time I was lucky enough to go to London, Edinburgh, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, & Maastricht. Ian will be going on for The Third Man on February 2nd in The Baltimore Waltz, opening January 20th. Tickets are on sale now! |
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