Check out this video of our Page to Stage conversation with Christopher Bloch, who played Melvin Thorpe in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Mr. Bloch is a Signature regular, and sported not one but two fake guns and a very fake hairpiece in this production. See what he has to say!
Internship:Education and Community Outreach Internship Start
Date:9/10/2012
Internship
Duties:I’ll be helping David with almost everything. Right now I’m
working on research on the French Revolution and the Arab Spring for Signature in the Schools, and giving tours of Signature to hundreds of local high school students.
Favorite Things About
Signature:I really
like being in Shirlington, and everyone here is very friendly!
Favorite Things About
D.C.: The variety available – you can find
tall buildings, swathes of grass, all kinds of food, rivers, hills, old buildings, new buildings, all in one place. The city has a good balance to it.
General Cool Things
About You: I speak French. I’ve lived in Israel and
Haiti, and traveled all over. I
collect books. My hair is naturally curly.
If
you were a type of food, what type of food would you be?:
Crepes
School
(Where/When/What): A rising sophomore at the University of Tampa in Florida
Long-Term Goals: I want to understand the language of Shakespeare and Sondheim. I want to write
plays and hopefully get a Pulitzer for them, and hone in my craft as an actor
and dramaturge.
Internship Duties: I helped out with Overtures, Stage One, and will help with the Open House. I print music, scenes, etc. for the kids, set up rehearsal rooms for classes, and when I’m a good boy I get to help coach the
Stage One kids. I'm also doing dramaturgical work for the upcoming Signature in
the Schools show.
Favorite Things About Signature:
Working with the kids and watching them grow as children of the
stage.
Favorite Things About D.C.: Driving
on GW Parkway home after a long day’s work.
General Cool Things About You: I
shave with a straight edge razor, worked with Ashley Joye in a production of Our Country’s Good, got shot 12 times in the neck playing paintball once, can make
the best PB&J you’ve ever had, and I am a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Why are manhole covers round?: So that if a mugger snagged an old lady's purse, then a bulky-Arnold Schwarzenegger-superhero-type guy could pick it off the ground, throw it like a Frisbee at the
mugger and save the day!
Well folks, the world premiere of Un-American is vastly approaching! We are just one days away from our first performance. This Friday, the cast and crew of Signature in the Schools will perform Un-American for the first time in front of an audience of students from Wakefield High School. This is an invited dress rehearsal in preparation for opening night on Monday, February 6. If you haven't already done so, we encourage you to reserve your tickets for either of our public performances (Monday February 6 or Friday February 10 at 7:30) by calling the box office at 703 820 9771. Admission is free though reservations are strongly recommended.
Can't wait until Monday? Here is a little sneak peak of what we have in store for you. This is a compilation of footage from our rehearsal process: a combination of scenes, exercises, and general mayhem. Enjoy!
