his comfort zone and soon, as she predicted, he joined the theatre family and went “down the rabbit hole.” “We call it the ‘rabbit hole’ because it’s fun, it’s a little bit crazy, it’s addictive, and once you fall in, you can’t and don’t want to crawl back out,” Harris said. McCune was cast in SMLT’s May production of “Southern Fried Funeral” as Beecham, a simple family man married to what some might call a “tyrant”— Sammy Jo. Sammy Jo is just one member of the southern dysfunctional family Frye. It was a laugh a minute with many of the people in the audience recognizing their own kinfolk in the behaviors onstage. Now that McCune’s “down the rabbit hole,” he’s making lots of new friends. During a backstage interview, he asked Tammy Bradley (who played Dolly Parton in “An Evening with the Stars”) what her technique was in her role development. “I immersed myself in all things Dolly,” she said. “I listened to her podcasts, watched her movies, and listened to her music. The character evolved even more after the show began and I learned what the audience best responded to.” The rewards of theatre go far beyond new friendships and learning. Escaping into the role of another person’s life is actually great therapy. Many actors get the most continued ...
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