Q: Who are you in the play?

Daniel Morse (playing Sheridan Whiteside): My character is a very witty and brutally honest guy who is happy on the inside, but he just hates being surrounded by stupid people, which he kind of is surrounded by. He’s a very loving person on the inside though. [With] his secretary Maggie, he has a very deep connection with her because she’s not stupid so there’s a really big correlation between his liking of you and your intelligence level.

Cate Formica (playing Lorraine Sheldon): My character is supposed to be the most glamorous woman in New York. She’s very out-there and she is glamorous, but she’s also very dramatic. She doesn’t really have a middle emotion; it’s extremes, like really really happy and excited or like “I’m just going to kill somebody” kind of angry. So my character is just very dynamic.

Michael Brandt (playing Convict/Westcott/Deputy): I’m a convict, which is pretty self explanatory, and I’m also Westcott. He’s the main character’s boss. I’m also a policeman and that’s in the end part of the play.

Bailey Gannett (playing Harriet Stanley): I’m Harriet Stanley. I am the aunt of the family and I’m a creepy axe murderer.

Q: What do you enjoy the most about playing your character?

Morse: I enjoy A) how much time I have on stage, B) being able to yell at my fellow cast members, C) be honest with my fellow cast members, in a very odd type of way, and D) he’s just a fun character to play. Most characters fit into just one single groove but my character doesn’t and it’s really fun. 

Formica: Because she’s so dynamic, I get to dress up a whole lot and wear a lot of sparkly things and makeup. I also get to be really excited and really angry and I talk on the phone a lot and I yell at people and hate people; it’s really great.

Brandt: I’m going to have to go with the convict because it’s a lifestyle I will never lead.

Gannett: I like the part because it’s something I’m not used to playing and it’s a challenge for me. It’s fun to be all creepy

Q: What is your favorite scene in the play?

Morse: My favorite scene in the play would probably be the scene between my character Whiteside and my secretary Miss Cutler when we have a yelling fest at each other but we also have deep compassion for each other; it’s just fun to do.

Formica: It’s the scene with Beverly, who’s played by James Orr. He’s just really charming and really suave, and its really funny to watch James, who’s such a character and such a dork in real life, become someone who’s very charming and very manly and romantic. It’s one of my favorite scenes because it’s a side of James we never see butit’s really cool to see someone develop a character like that.

Brandt: My favorite scene is when Maggie Cutler calls off her boss, Sheridan Whiteside because she knows everything that he’s done to ruin people’s lives and she doesn’t want him to ruin hers.

Gannett: I like the beginning scene where there’s a bunch of ruckus and everyone is running around and being all weird.

Q: Why should people come see the play?

Morse: Because I’m in the play and what other reasons do you need?… Just come see the play.

Formica: It’s funny. It’s great. It’s witty. It’s a really great exposition of a lot of the talent at Fossil and it’s a big cast so everybody’s in it. Come see it.

Brandt: Same [as Gannett].

Gannett: Because it’s really funny and it will be a good laugh and you’ll have a good time.