You guys know the deal by now, right? Comment and you get five interview questions.

1. Do you think there will ever come a time in your life when you feel that you're "too old" to play the cute fairy?

There is no such thing as "too old." Seriously, though, I haven't aged much since I was about fourteen years old, so I don't see that happening appearance-wise in the near future. My knees may decide that they don't want me running around like a nut before my face looks too old to be a cute lil' fairy girl. Maybe I'll go more towards the "sexie fairy" thing. That seems to work, and less clothes equals less hot temperature wise.

2. What's your favorite memory that includes your brother?

I have SO MANY stories about my brother. Like when my mom brought him home from the hospital, I told her to bring him back and get me a sister. Or the time he dropped a ratchet on my head, or the time he pushed me off the trailer and I split my scalp open, or the time I gave him three big welts on his face...
Bodily injury aside, I think my favorite memories are of when we used to play make believe. We'd play pirates (or pie-rats, as we used to say) in a cabinet in the basement, tea parties with sugar water (Mom LOVED that), and he used to drag me around the yard in his little red wagon to different "islands," (the trailer, the bushes in the front, the porch.) Then, of course, there's the time we dyed the dog blue and set up the four person camping tent in the living room while my mom was out. Good times!

3. The day has arrived - you and your honey are getting married... you've planned a destination wedding - where is it?

I was just reading about those today, actually. I don't think I'd want to do the Carribean, because Rich isn't really big on beaches. (We went to the beach when we were in LA; he didn't even take his boots off. I have a picture.) I'd LOVE to do England, because that would be so super awesome. However, my grandma doesn't fly, and I want her there, so I'd have it somewhere in the middle of the woods upstate. Maybe near a little lake or stream.

4. Was there a moment in life where it suddenly hit you that you where a grown up and what was it?

I haven't had that yet. I don't think I'll ever consider myself "grown up." I guess I have a little bit of a Peter Pan complex.

5. What one joyful thing do you want to make sure you pass on to your children when the time comes?

As of right now, we don't want kids. Things can change, though. The thing I'd want to pass on is a sense of family history. My extended family is SO MUCH bigger than I ever realized. No one on my dad's side talks to anyone else, and I have no idea why. My grandpa (mom's dad) is working on our family tree, and he has my great-great grandparents' wedding photo. You know, stuff like that. Also, books. Lots and lots of books.

1> why faeiries?
Well, why not? I had always had a sort of affinity for fae creatures, but I didn't really do any research until I got Brian Froud's "Good Faeries, Bad Faeries" for Christmas one year. That really sparked my interest. Then, the week before I started my job at faire, I got really sick and lost my voice. (It was the first time in over a year that I'd been sick.) One of my coworkers suggested borrowing a pair of fairy wings as an excuse to not talk. The shtick worked so amazingly well that I've kept it ever since.

2> what role or actor/actress first inspired you to go into this line of work?
I know this is going to sound odd, but Kermit the Frog. See, there's this scene in The Muppet Movie, the first scene, in fact, where Kermit's just sitting on his log in the swamp playing the banjo. Then Dom DeLouise comes along and tells him he could be in movies and "make millions of people happy." That inspires Kermit to go on this fabulous journey, make all kinds of friends, and end up in Hollywood. The rest is history. That's kind of my goal, I just want to entertain and make people happy.

3> how do you stay so happy without yer face hurting from the smile? (thank you by the way, it makes me smile)
Sugar. Lots of sugar. And caffeine. Actually, I just love being around nice people, you being one. Doing things I like makes me happy, so I smile. I smile alot at faire because it helps sell lots of roses, which means more money for me, which in turn makes me happy, which makes me smile. It's kind of a cycle. And yes, my face does hurt sometimes, but smiling releases endorphins, so I don't really mind.

4> how long have you worked at nyrf?
I started in the middle of the season two years ago, so this would be my third year, but only my second full season.

5> best movie ever?
Duh! Lord of the Rings! All of them! At once! Marathon at my house sometime after the RotK extended DVD gets released. :)

1. Have you ever even had a glimpse of a fairy or fae?
Well, I look in the mirror every morning. Does that count? I haven't actually seen one in the visual sense. I do "talk" to them occasionally, though. There's one in my room who likes to play with my lamp.

2. Why did you choose to go back to school? Was it simple thirst for knowledge or something more?
Well, I never stopped going to school, so I really can't say I've gone back. After high school I attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). It was a two year conservatory program in Musical Theater. I graduated in May '03, and I am now completing the Liberal Arts section of my Bachelors of Fine Arts in musical theater at New School University.

3. Do you plan on going to faire indefinatly? And will you continue to work, or eventually become a playtron?
I plan on working as long as I can. This is the best damn job I've ever had! In the event that I need to stop, I plan on coming back to visit as often as possible.

4. Have you ever played D&D? If so what is/was your favorite character that you have played? What is your favorite one that you have interacted with?
Have I ever played D&D? Have I EVER played D&D! Can you say 36 hours in one weekend? Can you say DM? Hells YEAH I've played D&D! My favorite character to play was probably a little purple pixie named Loria. 'Cause...yeah. Anyway, favorite interaction, probably any of Schuyler's characters...Geeze, I miss Josie and the guyzos... ::sigh:: I'm going to stop there, because to do otherwise would keep me up all night typing.

5. What do you plan on doing in the next 10 years or so. Do you think you will reach your goals, that you set for yourself?
Ten years, eh? Well, by about a year and a half from now, I hope to have an agent and be doing commercials. After that...hopefully a big movie career. I'll be sure to thank everyone at NYRF when I win an Oscar. :)

So yeah...you guys know the deal. Comment, questions, post...yeah.

1) For as long as I have known you, you have been involved in theater. When did you know you wanted to devote your life to it?

Let's see now...The first thing I remember wanting to be "when I grow up" was a famous ballerina. Hence the dancing since I was three. There were various career choices between then and the seventh grade, all preceeded by "famous." Then, in February 1996, I went with my family to see Andrew Lloyd Weber's Cats on Broadway at the Wintergarden theater. I still remember the feeling I had as I walked out of the theater. I knew then that I HAD to do that. Actually, one of my big influences is Kermit the Frog. At the beginning of The Muppet Movie, he's just a frog on a log. Then Dom DeLouise (sp?) comes along, and tells him he could make "Millions of people happy." That's my inspiration. The rest is history. :)

2) What annoys/bothers/irritates you most in this world? Name... 3 things.

#1-Stupid people. (This includes ingnorant people, bigots, racists, and those people who do those Christian comic/tract thingies.)
#2-Bratty children
#3-People who don't speak clearly.

3) What is your greatest fear?
Space monkeys from the planet Chrusinathanuis eating my soul.

4) If you could travel anywhere in the world and live there for a year, where would you go?
I would go to the English/Irish countryside. Devon, perhaps.

5) How long does it take to get a Level 11 Half-elven Ranger drunk? Can I roll for it?
That all depends on what you're drinking, how often you drink, your weight, whether you've eaten yet, and whether or not the bartender is fooling you into drinking something innocuous to see if you act drunk anyway.

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