INSIDE ADLR with KYLE TRENTHAM's dark Nuncio

Today we spend time getting to know our buddy, Kyle Trentham, who is a familiar face to the Rose Marine theatre, but is actually making his Artes de la Rosa debut with The Fifth Sun. Producer and Artistic Director of QLive and organizer with his BFF Todd Camp of the Q Cinema Film Festival, Kyle is right at home at the Rose Marine Theatre. Here's why:

Production Name: The Fifth Sun

Actor’s Name : Kyle R. Trentham

Character Name: The Nuncio

Born & Raised: Born in Wichita Falls, TX and raised there and Fort Worth, TX

• Education: The Second City, NYU Summer Intensive, UNT
• Degree: A few Certificates and a BFA and blah blah blah
• Zodiac Sign: Aries
• Any Siblings: 2 Brothers
• Audition Song: Purpose from “Avenue Q”
• Audition Monologue: Something from “True West” or anything by Christopher Durang or Yasmina Reza
• First Play/Musical You Ever Saw: “Nunsense”, it wasn’t habit forming.
• Something you’re REALLY bad at: Math. Really bad. Like REALLY bad.
• Did you have any particular mentors or inspirations when first starting out? My grandfather William Raymond Trentham, Michael Valentine, Jon Williams (not the composer), SNL, Aaron Sorkin, Tina Fey.
• Must See TV Show: “The Newsroom”, ”30 Rock” and “Seinfeld”
• Why you work in theatre: It is my therapy and I am happiest when performing on stage or in a bar or a street corner or in the shower…
• First Role: Prince Charming in “Snow White and the Seven Drawfs”. Yeah, I know.
• Favorite Play: “Yerma” by Federico García Lorca
• Pop Culture Guilty Pleasure: Where to start? Reality TV, almost any Reality TV, and Katy Perry (Hush)…
• Favorite sport/team/player: The New York Yankees and of course The Texas Rangers. More Yankees though. Sorry.
• First Stage Kiss: “Another Season’s Promise” by Keith Roulston. Jacey was her name I think. There’ve been so many…
• Pre Show Rituals: A shot of whiskey, places super early and not talking.
• Special Skills: Play piano, speak a few languages and super smart with computers.
• MAC or PC: Um, what’s a PC?
• "I'll never understand why…” “I’ll never understand why” a lot of things. Theatre is one of the things I do understand. Why it’s important and why I do it.
• Any Theatre Superstitions: No whistling while doing tech work like hanging lights or set construction on stage. Anyone know why? If you guess right I will give you a surprise…
• Worst Costume Ever: Ask Adam Adolfo.
• Favorite Post Show Meal: Breakfast for dinner after a meal of vodka…
• Favorite liquid refreshment (adult or other): Vodka and Water with a lemon or Pepsi.
• Favorite ice cream : Tin Roof
• Biggest On Stage Mishap: Falling from the second story part of the set during “Noises Off’ by Michael Frayn
• Worst job you ever had: Sales at Fry’s Electronics
• Last Good Movie You Saw: “I AM a Ghost” by my friend H.P. Mendoza
• How you got your Equity card: Vegas Baby! A tour of a show about adult subject matter. Ask me and we’ll discuss…
• Something you are incredibly proud of: Making it this long and this far.
• Words of advice for aspiring performers: Never give up, go for it and when you feel uninspired, read the play or listen to that show that does inspire you. And Redbull…
• Career you would want if not a performer: Doctor
• Three things you can't live without: Water, Air and food. And Redbull…
• Best way to beat the North Texas Heat: Sleep inside with the AC blasting.
• Best thing about Fort Worth & the North Side:  Me and The Rose Marine…