Geo's #1 post

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1. Who are you? Give us a little bio.
I am Geovonday Jones, a Senior Theatre Performance Major( emphasis in Acting), at Missouri State University. Originally from Saint Louis, I decided to study in Springfield, Missouri—a not so colorful place! But the MSU campus is great! Currently, I am involved with a lot. I teach a section of the opera workshop class here on campus. I teach some of the opera students about going beyond singing and giving music and text embodiment. Also, with that, I teach intro to tech theatre to these opera students. In addition to opera workshop, for the next two weeks, I am directing a student written one act. For the last four years I’ve dived into directing as much as possible. Although my primary passion is acting, I find great interest in directing. Some day I plan to study drama therapy. Psychology is another interest of mine.

2. Who is your character?** Give us a little bio.
My role in the show is a member of the crew, “The Muscle”. It is his job to help run the theatre, to be the liaison with the other crew members and actors. He is supposed to answer to Harlequin, almost like an assistant stage manager to the stage manager.

3. How are you and your character similar? Where do you intersect?
I am very prompt. Nothing annoys me more than people who don’t keep to work, when work is needed. It’s okay to enjoy ourselves…that’s fine with me! I like to have a good time. But, there has to be order. Work is work! I am also handy at lifting things…maybe that’s where we really intersect. I imagine I will lift a lot during this process and that’s fine with me.

4. Currently, what is the most exciting/interesting thing about working on this production (Richard or Triumph)? What aspect of the upcoming rehearsal process are you most worried/concerned about?
I am in love with the Viewpoints! It kicks my ass in the morning, my muscles get quite the workout. But I really enjoy doing this work. Anyone that knows me, know that I am a big advocate of voice, body, and mind connectiveness. Plus, anytime I get to do floor work I’m excited. I’m concerned about interpretation of my part. I don’t want my character to fall into the trap of just being the “muscle”. This role is very simple, in a way that it isn’t a central need of the script. But, at the same time, I don’t want to treat it as such. I feel like I should do something to make it work without trying to up stage the important role in the show.