NOW PLAYING:
The Program
The New School for Drama
151 Bank St., bet. West and Washington St.
 to 14th St./ 8th Ave.
08/11/07 @ 3:45 p.m.
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In the Q-Box: Michele Aldin
What if the Sopranos moved to Wisteria Lane? The Brooklyn-born Bianchino family, beat up, broke down and renamed "The Dukes" by the Federal Witness Protection Program, struggle to remain anonymous in their new home, but surviving the Mob is one thing; surviving Suburbia, however, that's something completely different.
The Program's playwright, Michele Aldin, steps into this special Fringe-centric Q-Box to answer our always informative, albeit mostly ridiculous, questions.
What's the best thing about Fringe?
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The energy! And working with great people who are really, really into what they're doing. In this case, putting up the best show possible
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What's the #1 reason people should come see your show?
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We hope to make you laugh a lot.
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Do you have any opening-night rituals?
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I give little presents that have something to do with the show to all the company members. For this show, everyone gets a miniature super hero action figure (but don't tell -- it's a surprise!)
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What are the craziest performance conditions you've had to work under?
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Sub-zero temperatures outside and inside the theatre. Yeah. No heat in the middle of December. Two performers had to do a scene in shorts & T-shirts.
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How did you get involved with the arts?
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Every since I can remember my parents exposed me to theatre, music, circus, dance, books -- I was pretty hooked from the start.
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THE STATS:
High school attended: Trinity High School, NYC
Favorite Class: English
Next-up on Netflix queue: Babel
Playing on her iPod right now: Mr. Brightside by The Killers
Favorite pizza topping: Mushroom
Last good book he read:
Jodi Picoult's The Tenth Circle
All-time, hands-down favorite piece of theater: Athol Fugard's Master Harold and the Boys
Harry Potter House: Can I say I've never read Harry Potter. [Ed. Note: Michele's a smart cookie, so we'll put her in Ravenclaw]
Who complains more: Luke Skywalker or Hamlet?: Hamlet. Totally.
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