Curious what the leading ladies, AJ Mooney (Mama Rose) and Lacey Connell (Gypsy Rose Lee) do before a performance?
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| AJ Mooney performing in Penobscot Theatre Company's 2008 production of State of the Union. Mooney played the role of newspaper heiress, Kay Thorndike (source). |
- Stretch and vocalize
- Appetite stops after 3 p.m. - "It's a life change as opposed to the day-to-day activities you'd do on a non-performance day. Everything shifts."
- Sinus steaming "I'm from Maine, so everything gets dried up in this climate."
- Quiet meditative space (AJ and Lacey share a dressing room, so it's good that they both enjoy the pre-performance meditative atmosphere)
- Coffee, and tea right before going on
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| Warm and caffeinated liquids seem to be a favorite of the two leading ladie of Gypsy (source). |
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| Coffee to energize before the show (source). |
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| We spotted some sort of candy in many of the dressing rooms. Black licorice has been known to sooth vocal cords, and can be used as a dietary supplement to fight against sore throats and bronchitis (source). |
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| Cough drops help sooth the actors' throats before going on stage for a production as vocally demanding as a nearly 3 hour long musical (source). |
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| Lacey Connell (source). |
Lacey's Pre-Performance Routine
- Stretch and vocalize
- Apple
- Starbucks VIA refreshers
- Caffeine
- Gum "To wake up my face!"
- Being alone in dressing room with a closed door
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| Lacey Connell, who plays Louise, and Nicole Dawson, who plays Louise's sister June, are on stage during the first act. Connell is wearing the "pants" of the cow costume, after a scene where she and one of the boys dance under one cow costume. |
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