Meet Tabitha Judy! She is one of our incredible actors and directors who has joined us for our current production of Playing With Our Food!
This production will be a live-streamed performance of a collection of four one-act plays, all dedicated to food, eating, and how weird it all is! All shows will feature Tabitha Judy, Strother Stingley, and Tippin.
Plays include 37 Scenes and a Watermelon by Ian Downes, Cookies for Bethany by Jackie Martin, Last Beans in the Box by Evan Baughfman, and Three Women and an Onion by Ryan Bultrowicz.
We reached out to Tabitha about what her experience has been like during this production!
1. How does your play (or a particular play in the case of an actor/director) reflect or not reflect your personal life philosophy?
As a teen I adored the existentialists and surrealists. I think that probably explains a lot about plays we picked. Things being a little bit askew and/or a little bit confusing and, of course, a little bit dark.
2. Do you relate to your characters? How similar / different are you?
I feel like I identify with the desire to make sense, the same way Kelli does in "Three Women and an Onion." I'm pretty sure other times I'm playing someone pretty unlike myself.
3. What's your favorite line in your show? Why?
"It's an onion." I say it enough I've learned to find all sorts of ways to show it my love!
4. What makes this experience special for you? What has been the most enjoyable aspect of this process?
The idea of being onstage is special to any performer right now! Playing with Blueberry guts was the most fun. I think we found all the parts that flew around during rehearsals, but you may be finding slime for the foreseeable future
Biography
Tabitha Judy has been living, teaching, and performing in WNC for over 20 years. Favorite roles at include Sister Mary Amnesia in Nunsense, Missy Miller in The Marvelous Wonderettes, Cinderella in Into the Woods, Ida in Honk! The Musical, Rona Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Mamie in The Field. When not on the stage, Tabitha is known as Ms. Judy, as she teaches English and theatre arts at Pisgah High School in Canton. She is would like to thank her family for their support this pandemic!
Playing With Our Food Shows March 18-20 & 25-27, Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 pm. Grab your tickets here 👉 https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=122226