Luara Cole returns to the stage to reprise her role in Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. Along with being the Education Director at the Atlanta Shakespeare Company, she is an actor around Atlanta and Off- Broadway! Check out this quick interview as she talks about being a part of this year's production.
1. What is your name and who do
you play in Doctor Faustus?
I am Laura Cole and I play Mephistopheles and
all the other characters besides Faustus (No joke, there are a few)
2. How long have you worked at
the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse?
This is my 22nd season as an
actor here!
3. Is there a moment in the show
that resonates with you?
I love doing every moment of this show, but
when Mephistopheles speaks about how compelling or beautiful humans are (he
ISNT human but a fallen angel) I really enjoy those moments- he’ll never be
human but is still stuck in Hell anyway.
4. What is it like performing in
the round as opposed to regular staging?
It is sometimes a challenge to keep all the
audience in mind at every moment but most of the time I am thinking about them
anyway so it isn’t too hard.
5. What is different about this
production as opposed to the last time you did it?
Hummm. That is a loaded question for me- I am
almost 8 years more experienced, so that is a big difference in outlook,
energy, shape. The most obvious is a different actor as Faustus. I
love both my Faustus’ so it has been a joy both times!
6. Is there something you want
the audience to leave with after the performance?
I hope they enjoyed the swiftness of the story
and the varied ways we tell the tale!
7. Who are these sound
demons I hear about? Other Tavern actors in cloaks, that utilize all our sound
sculpture knowledge in creating live sound effects as the play happens.
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