Actor Q&A: Ryan DeVoe

HEY EVERYONE!

Excited? I hope so. So a little while back, I was talking about maybe having local actors fill out a fun little theatre questionnaire, sort of like the "Cue and A" feature from Playbill. Luckily enough, one of my new favorites, Ryan DeVoe, from the cast of PFT's High School Musical was nice enough to be the first to fill it out! Hopefully I can get Elisabeth Johnson to do the same ASAP! So, all you actors in the area, don't be surprised if I get in touch about being a part of the blog!

Here we go!

Name: Ryan DeVoe (or LaShanta'via, whichever you prefer)

Age: How old do I look?

Most Recent Show: Playing Ryan Evans inHigh School Musical at Phoenix Festival Theatre!

Next Show: Curtains at Cockpit in Court! I've only been to a few rehearsals, but this cast is pretty awesome, so don't miss it!

Dream Roles: This is always fun to answer. I'd love to play Bobby in Company some day, and minus 75 pounds I'd love to be the Emcee in Cabaret. I'm a big fan of Henry in Next to Normal and Claude in Hair, both of which would be so amazing to do. I'm also told that I resemble Jennnifer Hudson, so Effie, obviously.

Favorite Shows That You've Performed in: Most recently, I play Mark in the DC/MD Premiere of RENT with Winterslane, which was a near perfect experience. Amazing director and creative team, a cast to die for, and I fell in love with DC while I was at it. Also, I have a ton of memories from doing the area premiere of "bare" a few years back. I wish I could go back to that time and do lots of things differently, which only some of my cast members will understand :) Also, 42nd Street, because I LOVE old fashioned, campy musicals with lots of tap dance.

Worst onstage mishap: In Tom Sawyer: The Musical (Yes, there is a musical, which I think is amazing and underrated, but I digress), I performed barefoot the entire time, and during a backstage crossover, managed to give myself a pretty big gash on my foot, so I came back onstage bleeding all over the place during the scene where Tom and Huck sign an oath in blood. Guess what I did?

Any parting comments: Of course! Come see Curtains! Also, thanks for starting this blog and giving this awesome theatre community a new hub on the web for all things stage related!

Well, folks, do we like this new feature? Yes? No? Get back to me!