Monday, February 20, 2012

Q&A with Lee Castro!

Today spend some time with Lee Castro who plays Abuela in the upcoming production of ELECTRCIDAD recieving it's regional premiere at Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts!

Q & A with Lee Castro
• Born & Raised: San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Education: Associated Degree Paralegal, Applied Art Degree in Performing Arts.
• Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
• Audition Song: Big Spender
• First Play/Musical You Ever Saw: La Charca (The Pond) de Manuel Zeno Gandia.
• Must See TV Show: Modern Family, Game of Thrones, & Dexter.
• Why you work in theatre: Theater is magic, anything can happen, you just become whatever character you wish and your on for a free ride.
• First Role: Adela in The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca
• Favorite Play: Los Cuentos de Juan Bobo.
• Pop Culture Guilty Pleasure: American Idol, Project Runway, Chopped.
• Pre Show Rituals: Open Chakra's; pray be in peace, in harmony with all staff and cast, I need everybody’s energy - I cannot do it alone.
• Any Theatre Superstitions: Respect the Theater no matter how old, new, humble or state of art. They have a lot of Characters born and died in the Theater because of the energy that the actor gives to them and sometimes they are still around. I believe in Energy because you are open when you gave life to them.
• Something you're REALLY bad at: Math. I'm nothing with out a calculator.
• Stage or screen stars of the past you would most have loved to perform with: Barbara Stanwyck or Robert Moose.
• Music that makes you cry, any genre: I love all kind the music, but Evanescence "woke me up inside" and " Immortal"
• Last book you read: Realiza tu suenos/ Realize your Dreams
• Last good movie you saw: The Help.
• Favorite liquid refreshment: Super Cold Beer. (Dos X, Negra Modelo, Coors light and Presidente).
• Most challenging stage role you've performed: The one I'm working on right now!
• Three things you can't live without: Music, On Demand, and Hot Comb.
• Best thing about Fort Worth & the North Side: Culture, History, architecture, old buildings and of course, the people.


*Photos by Shannon Atkinson

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