NOW PLAYING:
The Dershowitz Protocol
Thu., Aug. 14 @ 7:30 p.m.
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In the Q-Box: Anthony Frisina
Legalizing "humane torture" in America under ticking bomb circumstances, The Dershowitz Protocol explores how far we will go to regain our global dignity and at what cost. Real characters, real questions, real consequences...the time is now.
The Dershowitz Protocol's producer Anthony Frisina steps into this special Fringe-inspired Q-Box to answer our always informative, albeit mostly ridiculous, questions.
What's the best thing about Fringe?
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First, it gives artists who want to produce theater an amazing, rather inexpensive outlet to exercise their career while getting the publicity and exposure that a self-produced show might not get, especially in NYC. It's also a great place to meet TONS of new people and artists. Over the past few weeks, I've met over two-dozen new artists that I might not normally have met, which means, now I have more outlets to collaborate with in the future.
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What's the #1 reason people should come see your show?
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It's very educational and intensely pertinent to our times today. The debate in the show is the debate in today's public forum, and high school aged adults should be at the fore-front of these debates.
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Do you have any opening-night rituals?
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Lots of deep breathing and always taking a few moments by myself in the theater before the doors open to just take in the space and appreciate what's about to happen.
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What are the craziest performance conditions you've had to work under?
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I was doing 42nd St. and we are in the dressing room at half-hour on Opening Night and we hear an announcement that the crew was not able to finish building the set. So, there were three moments in the show, when there was a big scene change, where they had to drop the curtain and everyone had to strike and set the next scene. But, once set, the carpenters actually had to quickly tack and finish building and nailing as much of the set as possible so it would be safe for us to dance on. The director came on stage and did some stand-up everytime we had to stop the show. The show lasted over 3 hours.
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How did you get involved with the arts?
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When I was 7 years-old, a friend of mine wanted to take dance class but didn't want to be the only boy in the class. So, he bribed me with his skateboard to take a class with him and I loved it. I've been I the arts ever since.
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THE STATS:
High school attended:
St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington
Favorite Class:
Writings of Tennessee Williams
Next-up on Netflix queue:
An Evening with Kevin Smith
Playing on your iPod right now:
Whenever I Say Your Name by Sting and Mary J Blige
Favorite pizza topping:
Black Olives
Last good book you read:
DO YOU! by Russell Simmons
All-time, hands-down favorite piece of theater:
It's a tie -- Sideman by Warren Leight and West Side Story
Actor with least-bad portrayal of the title character in Batman:
It's cliche, but Christian Bale
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