The dark side of a Beauty Queen
Bethany Scholl
Issue date: 11/17/09 Section: Arts & Entertainment
With the play addressing as many intense subjects as it does, each actor and actress has found a unique way in which to make the character their own, while keeping it as honest as possible. Daniels believes that you can take what you have experienced in your own life and find parallels with the life of the characters, making the character more realistic. It is not necessary, however, to have actually experienced the specifics of the character's life, for the parallels to be found.
"Jodi Foster didn't go out and get herself gang-raped when she played in The Accused," said Daniels.
Even though her mother has never betrayed her, as her character's has in the play, she knows what this feels like on a personal level, and to Daniels this is an important part of the process.
Daniels put it into words perfectly when she said, "It's like breathing in the words and letting them percolate and then giving them back out, letting them become me".
Tickets for The Beauty Queen of Leenane start at only $10 for students, and Tuesday nights are 'pay what you can' so even the poorest of students can enjoy the theater. As an extra special bonus, Friday nights is the "Strega Student Sorrier". With your ticket purchase you also gain entry to Strega Café after the performance for food and drinks with the cast and crew.
The Beauty Queen of Leenane runs from Nov. 21 to Dec. 6 at the Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre in St. Catharines.
"Jodi Foster didn't go out and get herself gang-raped when she played in The Accused," said Daniels.
Even though her mother has never betrayed her, as her character's has in the play, she knows what this feels like on a personal level, and to Daniels this is an important part of the process.
Daniels put it into words perfectly when she said, "It's like breathing in the words and letting them percolate and then giving them back out, letting them become me".
Tickets for The Beauty Queen of Leenane start at only $10 for students, and Tuesday nights are 'pay what you can' so even the poorest of students can enjoy the theater. As an extra special bonus, Friday nights is the "Strega Student Sorrier". With your ticket purchase you also gain entry to Strega Café after the performance for food and drinks with the cast and crew.
The Beauty Queen of Leenane runs from Nov. 21 to Dec. 6 at the Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre in St. Catharines.
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