The Chilliwack Players Guild had a winner as well! Our very own Katy Ogmundson Lowe shared the title for best actress with Alaina Holland from The Langley Players. Here's our exclusive interview with her!
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| Katy is pictured here in our production of Laughing Stock. |
1. What did you
like the most about your role in Caliban House Sitter?
When I read the Rick Mawson's
script I knew I would have a chance to exercise my thespian chops because it
combined modern conversation with plenty of quotes from Shakespeare's Tempest.
Mawson's scripts strive for natural flow of dialogue, and I love working on
pace and flow.
2. What went
through your head when your name was called as one of the winners of best
actress at the awards ceremony?
It's weird, I worried that I
misheard my name so moved slowly in case someone else was running up there. And
guess what? There was! We tied! Alaina Holland from "Light Sensitive"
also won. It was a hoot getting to share. Later that night I thought, we should
have had a tiebreaker scene on the spot! Lol
3. What is your
process as an actor? What do you do every night to prepare for a role?
My preparation is to pick
through the script with a fine tooth comb, searching for beats, even beats
within beats, giving them a title, searching for the rhythm of the play.
I search my character's posture
and voice throughout the day and night. I spend a lot of time in my own head
and observing myself and picking and choosing pieces of me to bring to the character.
Gosh I hope that doesn't sound flighty, it's actually a very grounding
experience.
I prepare my body for the
exercise of acting by staying as healthy as possible, avoiding stress and
alcohol. I prepare my head by practicing staying in the moment and not letting
my mind race ahead.
I could go on but I will sign
off, thanks so much for the questions, I do love this world and look forward to
being a part of another project soon!
Congrats to Katy for a job well done! We look forward to seeing you again on stage sometime soon!
