We talk to our intrepid Stage Manager about Bulgaria, thickening blood, and clever ways to avoid math tests.
Describe your ideal relationship.
Ideal means adventure, security and sacrifice- one of us wakes up at 2:15AM and wants to hop the N to Coney Island to see the moonlit beach, regardless of the 10 o’clock work call in a few hours, the other will probably say ‘yes’. That ideal relationship, for me, would also include many books read aloud over hot chocolate and a goal to travel to all fifty states together.
What's the most unlikely way you've ever made a friend?
When I was in first grade, I wet my pants to avoid taking a math a test and the girl who sat across from me offered support by nodding frantically and pointing at me when the teacher asked if something was wrong. We had a pretty interesting relationship after that.
Another passenger attempts to engage you on public transportation. Is this ever not creepy? And how would you know?
It’s not creepy if the other person is helping you in some way- say, if you fall over in a really busy train car and are helped up or grabbed onto or something, which has happened to me before. Other than that though, it’s pretty creepy which is a real pity because where else do you have such close contact with so many strangers? It could be the ultimate friend-finding pool. There’s an ideal amount of time to exchange introductions and contact information between stops, but our social norms would have to be in a very different place for that to be acceptable. Everyone is usually so closed off and jumpy.
What song makes you want to dance more than any other?
Tough question…this week it’s Lily Allen’s “Alfie”.
Do you think it's possible to love more than one person at a time?
Without a doubt.
Your thoughts on marriage in six syllables or fewer.
Delicate tradition.
When do you know you're in love?
Not a metaphor: I can actually feel my blood thicken in my veins, like honey or maple syrup. It lasts for about an hour, and after that I just know; it becomes an undeniable fact. It’s happened three times in my life.
The most private thing you're willing to admit is:
I didn’t know how to masturbate until I was almost 20 years old. Most of the guys I know started when they were twelve.
What's the most intense experience you've ever had in a foreign country?
I visited Perperikon in Bulgaria, the alleged remains of Dionysus’ holy temple. It is about an hour and a half to reach the top of the ruins, walking, and on a 5 lev bet (about $2) I raced a friend down the curving path to the bottom in 7 minutes or so. It was the most sure I’ve ever been that I was definitely-without- a-doubt going to die but couldn’t stop because my feet could barely keep up with my body as I essentially fell down the mountain.
Bulgaria in general was just a really intense place for me.
As for the bet? I lost.
People should see Sometimes in Prague because:
Because it is a show built for love by people who love it. And it's going to be a damn good time.
