Get to know Drew Wall, who plays Ray Dooley in THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, opening this Friday, November 9 at Kitchen Dog Theater.
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Full Given Name
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Andrew John
Wall
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Hometown
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Oklahoma City, OK/Dallas, TX
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Zodiac Sign
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Aquarius
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Current Show You Have Been
Recommending to Friends
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Sleep No More for my New York friends,
even though I haven’t seen it.
I just drool
over the concept.
The
Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity [at Dallas Theater Center] because who doesn’t love wrestling.
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Favorite Play
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(right now,
because it changes every other day)
Titus
Andronicus; The
Shipment; Gruesome Playground
Injuries
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Advice You Wish You Had Been Given When You Were
Younger
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Don’t take out student loans. Or trust the government.
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Song You Never Grow Tired
of Hearing
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Anything Simon
and Garfunkel. I used to work in art restoration and I would listen to a
three disc album called Old Friends on my iPod all day for
months and months while working or welding. They’re definitely in the top 3
favorite bands all time. I don’t think I could function as a human without
them. Most notably: At
the Zoo, Poem on the
Underground Wall, and Overs.
Also, Kalluri Vaanil
(popularly referred to as Benny Lava) by Prabhu Deva. He’s essentially the
Indian Michael Jackson and his dance moves are mind blowingly brilliant.
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Last Book You Read
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“Infinite Jest”
by David Foster Wallace
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Last Good Movie You Saw
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Haven’t seen a
new movie that really brought me to my feet in a while, so I’m just going to
say Breaking Bad because it’s the
greatest television series I’ve ever seen in my life.
Except for Lost (don’t judge).
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Favorite Comfort Meal
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Macaroni and Cheese with hot dogs; Mexican Street Tacos
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Superstitions?
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I like to wear two pairs of socks on stage and I make
restaurant checks/bar tabs/gas tank totals equal out to the number 17 as much
as possible.
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Worst Costume Ever
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I don’t recall any bad costumes. I do hate it when my
shoes don’t fit though. It’s my only diva request as an actor, is to get my
shoes in rehearsal as soon as possible. Everybody has their own thing I
guess. That’s mine.
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What Did You Want To Be When You Were Little?
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An astronaut and a pilot, my dreams we shattered when I
found out I couldn’t fly because I was color blind. They made a movie about
it called Little Miss Sunshine
while I was in college. As of now, I have received $0 in royalty payments.
Thanks Hollywood.
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What Was Life Like For You in 1989?
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I was 4 so it was pretty easy going. I had my first kiss
with a girl in pre-school, her name was Kristin Flowers. This was also my
last year as an only child, so I feel like I had it pretty good. I don’t really
remember much that didn’t involve Ninja Turtles, X-Men, or Batman. I also
started playing soccer. Go Renegades.
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When Have You Been the Most Scared In Your Life?
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My sister had asthma as a child (still does but it’s much
more under control). I remember she had a particularly bad attack when I was
a younger teenager and I held her in my lap while we waited for the ambulance
to show up. Awful. We’re very close, although we don’t see each other much.
Also, anytime a wasp flies at my face.
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Bucket List Roles
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The Fool in King
Lear. It’s my Hamlet.
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First Show to See at Kitchen Dog
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Mr.
Marmalade
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Worst Flubbed Line/Missed Cue/Onstage Mishap
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My first big play in Dallas was
called Lobby Hero at Second Thought Theatre. I would
get flustered sometimes and go-up on lines I’d said hundreds of times.
Whenever I lost my place I would just shrug and look at my co-actor (Allison Pistorious)
and say, “Jesus Christ, ya know?” This was my signal and she would steer the
train back onto the tracks. Clever girl, that one.
Also, a co-actor of mine during
a show which shall go nameless, had a bit too much to drink the night before
a matinee and dropped me on my neck/face during a wrestling maneuver and I
almost broke it. Luckily I tucked just enough to roll out of it. Close call.
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A Play That Hasn’t Been Done on a Dallas Stage But
Should Be
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Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare (Apemantus might be one of the best
roles in the canon. Pheadra’s Love
by Sarah Kane (because I’m a sick bastard)
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Performer You Would Drop Everything to Go See
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Steve Buscemi, Daniel Day-Lewis, Philip Seymour Hoffman,
[KDT Company member] Barry Nash, Madeline Kahn (if she were still around), Charlize Theron, Meryl
Streep, [KDT Company member] Sally Vahle
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One Play You Hope You Never See Again
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anything by
Neil Simon
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What Holds Dallas Back From Theatrical Greatness?
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I think we try too hard to find plays that are doing well
in other cities (Broadway, Chicago, Humana, etc.), and bring them to Dallas.
I think the mark of any great artistic community is to be able to produce
fresh new works and transplant them to other cities around the country. We
have the talent, donors, and low overhead to make it possible in Dallas, but
I feel like we hold back. For fear? For laziness? I don’t know. But we’re
doing it wrong.
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If You Had to Run a Show for 10 Years, What Would it
Be?
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I think the people I’m on stage with matter more than the production.
I’ve had the great fortune to work with some of the most giving and carefree
actors I could ever hope to meet. Some of them happen to be close friends of
mine. I never get tired of pretend playing with them.
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Dream Profession if You Didn’t Become an Artist?
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Sculpturist/Stripper
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First Show to Be in at Kitchen Dog
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Slasher
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Best Piece of Theater You’ve Ever Seen
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Barry Nash in Bob
Birdnow's Remarkable Tale of Human Survival
and the
Transcendence of Self [seen at Second Thought Theatre earlier this year]
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