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10 Questions with 10 Actors by Barbara Janice Kielhofer
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Actor #5: Christina Norris
n1. What made you realize you wanted be an actor?nnWell, as much as my pragmatic mind tried to provide myself with other practical options, my true self knew that I couldn’t not be an actor. (Pardon the double negative)nn2. What makes someone a New Yorker?nn3 theories: 1) 7+ years; 2) the inability to go anywhere without comparing it to New York; or 3) the ability to balance between a strong territorial bubble and being open to shared experiences. But really, a combo platter between 2 and 3.nn3. If you weren’t an actor what would be your ideal occupation?nnA nurse or a humanitarian (this is ideal self, right?).nn4. Who (or what) is your mortal enemy? nnSelf doubtnn5. Movies or theatre?nnMy heart is always in the theatre, but there is so much skill, artistry and creativity that film allows that makes it its own special beast.nn6. Who’s your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional? nnLiz Lemon nn7. What’s your favorite vice?nnMy sailor mouth (or whiskey).nn8. What do you hate most about living in New York? nnLack of space–both in apartments and on subways, slow walking tourists, and the summertime smell of garbage day.nn9. If age, type, or gender were no issue what would your dream role be?nnKing Lear, Bottom in Midsummer, or any of Martin McDonough’s men.nn10. If you could give one piece of advice to yourself at the age of 12, what would it be? nn“Get out of your own damn way!”n
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You can catch Christina in Apothecary Theatre’s latest production How I Learned To Become A Superhero, playing April 4 – April 27 at T. Schreiber Studio’s Gloria Maddox Theatre.
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For more information go to www.apothecarytheatrecompany.org
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