Clinton School graduate Malcolm Glover (’06), morning news anchor for KUAR public radio in Little Rock, sent us a story he’s written about his recent foray into acting.
Glover is playing The Leading Role in the Weekend Theater’s production of the musical “Pippin.” He wrote about his experience for KUAR’s website. Click here for the story. Below is an excerpt:
My long journey from auditions, to practices, and even to the bows during curtain call on opening night has been an awesome experience that I shall always treasure.
The last time I performed in a play was about 12 years ago, during my sophomore year at Oxon Hill High School in Maryland. I was so young, nervous, and excited about being cast as the Leading Player in my school’s production of Pippin. Yes, as fate would have it, the musical Pippin was the last play I was ever a part of.
I didn’t want to let down my high school drama teacher or the rest of the cast, so I spent countless hours learning my lines in the script, studying songs, memorizing dance steps, and watching a video of the play so I could observe Ben Vereen’s masterful performance, as the character I was slated to play. Vereen won a Tony Award for Best Actor in 1973 for his portrayal of the Leading Player in Pippin.
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