Author Archives: Lauren Miller

TWO C1 PRODUCTIONS HIGHLIGHTED IN WBUR’S THE ARTERY and BOSTON GLOBE

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THE FLICK and WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT… are listed in the Boston Globe and WBUR’s The Artery for best theatre in 2014. CLICK HERE TO READ Don Aucoin’s 2014 Theater Picks and Company One Goes To Town In 2014; ArtsEmerson is a Great Host 


Annie Baker is such a wonderful writer and Shawn LaCount, artistic director of Company One, gets her perfectly. Every pregnant pause, every perceived slight, every poignant attempt at reaching for something of sustenance resonated soulfully in this play set in an independent movie theater where Baker’s trio prove to be more than lost souls.”-WBUR’s The Artery

 

Humans of Company One: SHOCKHEADED PETER actor Jake Athyal

jake2You have never acted before CHAD DEITY. You were a journalism major in school, right? What made you audition for the part?

Yeah I was, I was a journalism major at Suffolk. And it came down to a point in the audition process when you’re looking for an Indian man who is physically fit and considers himself an athlete, the pool becomes very very small.

Do you consider yourself an athlete?

Yes, I would definitely consider myself an athlete. I did track. I was a gymnast during my freshman year. That was a very painful 8-9 months of my life, but it paid off because I got into CHAD DEITY. The other people who were cast were extremely fit and extremely athletic so it was more someone who could go up to their level as well. Continue reading