Our acting interns come from esteemed universities all over the country (and world) to audition for the Texas Shakespeare Festival. TSF acting interns pay their dues by playing smaller parts in the season and leading roles in our annual children’s show. Here at TSF they get a chance to gain professional experience by working with our directors and production teams. This year the acting interns are starring in The Tortoise and the Hare: a classic retelling of the Aesop’s fable, with memorable characters, striking sets and costumes, and the same powerful message. The story was adapted to the stage by TSF’s founder and artistic director Raymond Caldwell. It is directed by Jennifer Burke and starring our charming acting interns. Let’s get to know them!
Name: Jacob Grubb
Sign: Aquarius
Dream role? Henry V
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Tortoise
If you were an ice cream flavor what would you be? Cookie dough
If you had a super power what would it be? Invincibility
What’s the last thing you heard on your ipod? I sold my ipod last summer to pay rent
What was your worst job? Abercrombie & Fitch
What do you say when you answer the phone? "Yo"
If you weren’t at TSF this summer what would you be doing? Valeting cars and auditioning for Army Wives repeatedly
Name: Rob Sniffin
Sign: Capricorn
Hometown: Danbury, Connecticut
How long have you been acting? Since 7th grade, about 10 years now. I was putting on shows in my driveway at a very young age.
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Hare
Dream role? Pippin (which I recently got to perform) or Puck in A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream. Someday!
Favorite role to date? Mercutio holds a pretty special place in my heart. Taking on that role changed who I am as a person and an actor.
Coca-Cola or Pepsi: Coca-Cola
What is your favorite kind of soup? Tomato soup
What is your kryptonite? I’m a sucker for cheese
What is the strangest fact about yourself? I am a huge dinosaur nerd. I spent the majority of my childhood wanting to be a paleontologist.
Name: Aiden Eastwood-Paticchio
Sign: Scorpio
Hometown: Ashbury, Connecticut
How long have you been acting? Since age 9 or 10
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Tortoise
Favorite role to date? Angelo in Measure to Measure
Dream role? Iago in Othello
First job? Working at an overnight summer camp for autistic students
If you were an ice cream flavor what would you be? I guess I’d be Aiden Flavor?
If you had a super power what would it be? The power to read minds
What is your kryptonite? People
If you were an animal what would you be? I have trouble classifying myself into archetypes. I’ve been called a clam.
Name: Kristyn Chalker
Sign: Cancer
Hometown: Houston, Texas
How long have you been acting? 15 years
Favorite role to date? Irina in Three Sisters
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Hare
Nickname: KChalk or just Chalker
If you were an ice cream flavor what would you be? Southern blackberry cobbler
What is the last thing you heard on your ipod? Garth Brooks “Rodeo”
If you had a super power what would it be? The power of flight
If you were an animal what would you be? A phoenix
What’s your favorite kind of soup? Lobster bisque
What is the strangest fact about yourself? I have webbed toes!
Name: Scott Gibbs
Sign: Sagittarius
Hometown: Sugarland, Texas
How long have you been acting? 15 years
Favorite role to date? Mr Bungee from A New Brain
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Hare
Nickname: Scotty G
What was the last thing you heard on your ipod? Vampire Weekend "Oxford Comma"
If you were an animal what would you be? Otter
What do you say when you answer the phone? "Hello Darling..."
If you weren’t at TSF this summer what would you be doing? Wishing I was at TSF this summer.
Name: Diedre Cantrell
See all of our talented Texas Shakespeare Festival interns in The Tortoise and the Hare at 10am on July 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31 and 2pm on July 20, 21, 27, 28. Check back soon to see more behind-the-scenes pictures and interviews.
Name: Jacob GrubbSign: Aquarius
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
How long acting? 4 years
Dream Role? MacBeth
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Hare
What’s the last thing you heard on your ipod? …In the Heights the Musical
What is the strangest fact about you? I have 11 toes
Coca-Cola or Pepsi? Coca-Cola
What is your kryptonite? Brownies
Favorite role to date? Todd in the Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
If you weren’t at TSF this summer what would you be doing? Taking summer classes to graduate on time.
Name: Zachary Layner
Sign: Cancer
Hometown: Central Florida
How long have you been acting? Since doing impressions of Steve Urkle
How long acting? 4 years
Dream Role? MacBeth
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Hare
What’s the last thing you heard on your ipod? …In the Heights the Musical
What is the strangest fact about you? I have 11 toes
Coca-Cola or Pepsi? Coca-Cola
What is your kryptonite? Brownies
Favorite role to date? Todd in the Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
If you weren’t at TSF this summer what would you be doing? Taking summer classes to graduate on time.
Name: Zachary LaynerSign: Cancer
Hometown: Central Florida
How long have you been acting? Since doing impressions of Steve Urkle
Dream role? Henry V
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Tortoise
If you were an ice cream flavor what would you be? Cookie dough
If you had a super power what would it be? Invincibility
What’s the last thing you heard on your ipod? I sold my ipod last summer to pay rent
What was your worst job? Abercrombie & Fitch
What do you say when you answer the phone? "Yo"
If you weren’t at TSF this summer what would you be doing? Valeting cars and auditioning for Army Wives repeatedly
Name: Rob SniffinSign: Capricorn
Hometown: Danbury, Connecticut
How long have you been acting? Since 7th grade, about 10 years now. I was putting on shows in my driveway at a very young age.
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Hare
Dream role? Pippin (which I recently got to perform) or Puck in A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream. Someday!
Favorite role to date? Mercutio holds a pretty special place in my heart. Taking on that role changed who I am as a person and an actor.
Coca-Cola or Pepsi: Coca-Cola
What is your favorite kind of soup? Tomato soup
What is your kryptonite? I’m a sucker for cheese
What is the strangest fact about yourself? I am a huge dinosaur nerd. I spent the majority of my childhood wanting to be a paleontologist.
Name: Aiden Eastwood-PaticchioSign: Scorpio
Hometown: Ashbury, Connecticut
How long have you been acting? Since age 9 or 10
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Tortoise
Favorite role to date? Angelo in Measure to Measure
Dream role? Iago in Othello
First job? Working at an overnight summer camp for autistic students
If you were an ice cream flavor what would you be? I guess I’d be Aiden Flavor?
If you had a super power what would it be? The power to read minds
What is your kryptonite? People
If you were an animal what would you be? I have trouble classifying myself into archetypes. I’ve been called a clam.
Name: Kristyn ChalkerSign: Cancer
Hometown: Houston, Texas
How long have you been acting? 15 years
Favorite role to date? Irina in Three Sisters
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Hare
Nickname: KChalk or just Chalker
If you were an ice cream flavor what would you be? Southern blackberry cobbler
What is the last thing you heard on your ipod? Garth Brooks “Rodeo”
If you had a super power what would it be? The power of flight
If you were an animal what would you be? A phoenix
What’s your favorite kind of soup? Lobster bisque
What is the strangest fact about yourself? I have webbed toes!
Name: Scott GibbsSign: Sagittarius
Hometown: Sugarland, Texas
How long have you been acting? 15 years
Favorite role to date? Mr Bungee from A New Brain
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Hare
Nickname: Scotty G
What was the last thing you heard on your ipod? Vampire Weekend "Oxford Comma"
If you were an animal what would you be? Otter
What do you say when you answer the phone? "Hello Darling..."
If you weren’t at TSF this summer what would you be doing? Wishing I was at TSF this summer.
Name: Diedre CantrellSign: Libra
Hometown: Longview, Texas
Are you a tortoise or a hare? Tortoise
Nickname: My first year of college, I frequently went by Bob or DedeBob. That's a really long story...
Favorite past role: Katherina from Taming of the Shrew
What is your kryptonite? I'm going to have to go with the internet. Although it is a wonderful thing to have and extraordinarily useful, it is such a distraction and sometimes keeps me from doing things that are more of a priority.
If you were an animal what would you be? Hawk - I like the idea of being able to see everything that is going on around me... and obviously flight is a big perk.
What is your favorite kind of soup? Tomato Basil
If you weren't at TSF this summer what would you be doing? Probably waiting tables to save up money for the next school year which I am spending in London.
See all of our talented Texas Shakespeare Festival interns in The Tortoise and the Hare at 10am on July 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31 and 2pm on July 20, 21, 27, 28. Check back soon to see more behind-the-scenes pictures and interviews.
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