10 on Tuesday with Ed Jones
Ed Jones is one of Hell in a Handbag's most prolific ensemble members playing everyone from Tinsel Town legends to meek and much-put-upon personal secretaries. His current role is a much higher calling. He's playing Sister Acacius in Charles Busch's THE DIVINE SISTER, opening June 4. We caught up with the talented actor for 10 on Tuesday:
1) Show you first auditioned for (and did you get the part)? The first show I
ever auditioned for was my high school production of The Wizard of Oz. I used the Wicked Witch's dramatic melting scene as my audition, but was cast as the Tin Man.
Hell in a Handbag's production of THE DIVINE SISTER by Charles Busch.
Opens June 4th!4) What's your dream role/production? My dream role/production has not
been written yet. The title of the show would be The Return of the Bloody
Fabulous Curse of Dragula5) Favorite post-performance haunt? Mary's Attic in Andersonville holds a
special place in my heart.6) Living or dead, who would you drop everything to see perform? If I had
a time machine, I would travel back to 1954 to see James Dean's
performance in THE IMMORTALIST on Broadway. I recently saw Carol Burnett at
the Chicago Theater. Nothing short of death would have prevented me from
seeing her.
family.9) Fill in the blank: "If I could change one thing about theatre in Chicago, it would be ..... "More of me in it"10) Fill in the blank: "The thing I'd never change about theatre in
Chicago is ......." "our fearless and in your face storefront theatre scene."
Ed Jones appears as Sister Acacius in Hell in a Handbag's production of THE DIVINE SISTER June 4-July 10 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster. Tickets $28-$38. www.handbagproductions.org or by calling (800) 838-3006
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