Cast Member Blog - 1001 - Kyla Hammond

It's November, blogfriends, and that can only mean one thing: "In November's gusy gale I will flop my flippy tail and spout hot soup--I'll be a whale!" "Chicken Soup with Rice," by Carole King, anyone? No? Ok, well beside that, November also means that it's time for our big fall production of 1001, a dark, post-modern re-telling of The Arabian Nights. 1001 opens November 11 and plays through the 21st. Purchase your tickets here, and RSVP on Facebook here, and then meet me down at the next paragraph.

Whoo, buying your tickets was quick and easy, right? And good thing you got them now, too, as seating is limited. Anyway, now for today's Cast Member Blog written by Kyla Hammond, who plays two characters in 1001... except in this case you're supposed to see the resemblance for both the characters. But that gets into possible spoilers, and, well... read on to find out what Kyla thinks about spoilers, along with how the rehearsal process has gone thus far!

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Hey guys!

This is the coolest thing: writing a blog for alll to read! I'm having such a good time with 1001. I am playing Maridah, who has an amazing yet challenging speech impediment. That alone has me reading and re-reading, just to perfect it. Thanks Shawn [Naar, fellow cast member and scene partner] for loving me despite my speech issues. I am also playing Juml, who kind of pulls my part of this tale together. That's all I'll say though, no spoilers here.

Being a part of this project has given me the chance to get to know so many funny and interesting people. This is my extended family for a while, and I couldn't ask for a better one. My first rehearsal was extremely productive; within those three or so hours I learned and memorized a great portion of my lines and was pushed in many different ways by Kasi [Campbell, director] who has been great.

Wait for it...i lied. SPOILER ALERT:Bellydancing. Bellydancing. Bellydancing. Uhh can I quickly say that belly dancing is something I've always wanted to do and now get the chance to receive free lessons with some amazing ladies * cough cough* SAM [Mauceri, fellow cast member]! Haha! Put it this way: 1001 is the new red.