- We once performed Romeo and Juliet at
the Oregon Country Faire to an audience that included topless
feminists. The stage we performed on was built by Ken Kesey.
- When we performed in Montreal (at
the Just For Laughs Festival) the festival organizers paired
us with an opening act: Stevie 'The Regurgitator' Starr.
Audiences were treated to both Shakespeare and regurgitation
in one entertaining package.
- A priest played Ophelia in Ireland.
- In the "Six Degrees of Kevin
Bacon" game, Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor each have a Bacon
Factor of 1 because we performed voices in BALTO, who was
played by...Kevin Bacon.
- The RSC was fired from BALTO once
Spielberg left Auschwitz where he'd been shooting SCHINDLER'S
LIST. They used our voices in the background, though.
- The RSC holds the world record for
the fastest ever performance of HAMLET. There was an East
German troupe who did it faster, but their Ophelia tested
positive for steroids and was disqualified.
- In 1997, the RSC had three shows running
in the West End (SHAKESPEARE, AMERICA, BIBLE), only one
fewer than Andrew Lloyd Webber. To date, none of the
RSC have married Sarah Brightman, but Adam´s passion for
Helena Bonham Carter continues undiminished.
- Austin acted opposite Camryn Manheim
and Michael Badalucco on THE PRACTICE, then Richard Schiff
on THE WEST WING. Each one of them won Emmies for that
season. Coincidence? You decide.
- Reed is a former Ringling Bros' Circus
Clown and Assistant Ringmaster and played 84 cities in two
years (over a thousand performances), including Madison
Square Garden and the New Orleans Superdome.
- Dee Ryan was the first woman to perform
with the RSC since its early days at Renaissance Faires two
decades ago. She joined to perform in and contribute Additional
Material to the Millennium. She was followed by Megan Dennis,
Betsy Pennington, Taylor Young, and Rachel Hamilton, who created
the roles of "Megan," "Betsy,", "Taylor," and (oddly enough)
"Raquel."
- The RSC has broken box office
records at the Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh Public Theater,
Seattle Repertory Theater, McCarter Theater, and the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
- When we were originally
developing our act at the Renaissance Faire we were
coached by Greg Dean (aka The Obscene Juggler). He taught
us martial arts and neurolinguistic programming. All
we wanted to learn was pointers on passing the hat.
- Joan Rivers came backstage to congratulate
us on a great show. She was on her way to QVC to sell
jewelry.
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
(abridged) and The Complete History of America (abridged)
were the longest running comedies in London.
- Celebrities that have seen the
RSC include Charleton Heston (who loved the America show
in London), Newt and Calista Gingrich (who loved the America show
in Washington), John Cleese, Stephen Sondheim, and Emo Phillips,
Jon Voight, Shelley Duvall,
Prince Edward,
Sir Ian McKellen,
Secretaries of State George Schultz and Colin Powell,
Shelley Long,
Cameron Macintosh,
Bill Irwin,
Kevin Spacey, Luis Valdez,
Robert Siegel (of NPR fame), Peter Bonerz ("Jerry the Dentist" from the original Bob Newhart show), Walter Bobbie (directed "Chicago" & "Cabaret" in New York City),
Ann Reinking (was married to Bob Fosse and choreographed "Chicago"), Adolfe Green, Betty Comden, and Imogene Coca.
Plus, Robert Brustein saw (and booked) the RSC.
- Adam condensed 20 novels (including
War and Peace and The Odyssey) into sixty-second rants for
Disney online. You can see the animations on the Disney
website. They are called Last Minute Book Reports.
- The RSC has performed in 17 countries (14 actually, if you
count Scotland and Wales as separate countries) on 4 continents.
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