An Interview with Actress Lila Smith

The cast for Naked Came the Painting, a one act comedy by LindaAnn Loschiavo, is excited about opening night at LABA Theatre in Manhattan on 10 November 2010.

• • In the cast are: Lila Smith [MEREDITH], Susanne Nelson [AMELIA], and David A. Green [Mr. ZIMBATATTA].

• • Shela Xoregos directs.

• • Here is an excerpt from an exclusive interview with the actress Lila Smith, who is starring as the character MEREDITH. 

• • • •  QUESTION:  What are some experiences you have had in theatre creating various roles in comedies?

• • • • LILA SMITH:   Some of the most fun I've had performing has been in comedies, in roles like Bobbi Michele in "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," or as Rapunzel in "Into the Woods," but when you really look at either of them as a real person, you'll see that the situations they were in were entirely serious to them.

• • • • LILA SMITH:   Even the most serious roles in the darkest dramas I've done can have moments of pure comedy. That's just life. People are funny from the outside, especially when they're faced with situations they wouldn't have chosen to be in. They just don't necessarily know they are being funny.

• • This spirited three-character comedy — — that explores the boundaries between art and artifice — — will make its debut at the 2010 Harvest One-Act Play Festival.  Variations Theatre Group will offer performances between November 10th — 20th, 2010 at the recently renovated LABA Theatre at the 14th Street Y.

• • PHOTO: Lila Smith during a rehearsal for "Naked Came the Painting"
• • PHOTO CREDIT: Conrad Bradford

— —  — —  — —  WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE — —  — —  — —

• • First performance dates and times have been announced by Variations Theatre Group for the sprightly one-act comedy "Naked Came the Painting" by LindaAnn Loschiavo.

• • FIRST DATE:  Wednesday, 10 November 2010 — — 7:00 PM

• • SECOND DATE:  Saturday, 13 November 2010 — — 9:15 PM

• • POSSIBLE DATES:  November 18th — 20th.

• • WHERE: LABA Theatre, 344 East 14th Street, NYC 10003.

• • WHAT: 2010 Harvest One-Act Play Festival

• • Subway: Union Square Station/ IRT Lexington, 4, 5, 6; First Avenue Station / L line

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• • PHONE: 646-400-3253 to get ticket information

• • TICKETS are $15; Buy Tix Online — — http://www.variationstheatregroup.com