Full given name: |
Zoe Swicord Kazan |
Hometown: |
Santa Monica, CA |
Audition monologue: |
Alison from John Osbourne's Look Back in Anger. |
First Broadway show ever saw: |
I think it was Gypsy, with Tyne Daly, 1989. It made a huge impression on me. I was probably the only first grader whose favorite song was "Let Me Entertain You." |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? |
The original Streetcar, definitely. |
Current show you have been recommending to friends: |
Our Town. I've seen it twice, and I'll go again for Michael Shannon. |
Favorite showtune: |
This is so hard. Maybe "He Wanted To Say" from Ragtime or "Suddenly Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors. |
MAC or PC? |
A really beat-up white MacBook. |
Most played song on your iPod: |
Right now, probably "To Live is to Fly" by Townes Van Zandt or "Sad Lisa" by Cat Stevens. |
Web obsession: |
cuteoverload.com. I like the baby hedgehogs. |
Last book you read: |
Kenny Turan's book "Free For All: Joe Papp, The Public, and The Greatest Theater Story Ever Told." It reads like a great detective story or romance novel. I couldn't put it down. |
Must-see TV show: |
"Mad Men." "The Office." "Family Guy." |
Last good movie you saw: |
On DVD: "A Matter of Life and Death." Also, "Dear Zachary," which is the best and most moving documentary I've seen in a long time. |
Favorite board game: |
Scrabble, and its bastard little sister, Bananagrams. |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: |
Paul Dano. |
Pop culture guilty pleasure: |
Um, "Say Yes to the Dress" on TLC? |
First stage kiss: |
I think it was in Cyrano, in high school. I'm pretty sure we both had braces. |
Favorite post-show meal: |
Rice pudding at The West Bank or a martini at Angus McIndoe's. |
How you got your Equity card: |
Playing Sandy in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at The New Group. |
Worst costume ever: |
Given how many plays in which I've had to appear naked or in my underwear, any costume that I get to keep on my body is a good one. |
Pet's name: |
Our family dog is a five-pound toy poodle named Alice. |
Favorite junk food: |
Pizza. Guacamole. Dumplings. I eat a lot of crap. |
Who would play you in the movie? |
I'm going to go with Peter Dinklage. |
Worst job you ever had: |
Helping foreign (think non-English-speaking) students write their application essays for graduate school. Demoralizing and possibly illegal. |
Leading lady role you've been dying to play: |
Nora in Doll's House. I want to be referred to as someone's "little squirrel." |
If you had to lose a limb, which would you be okay without? |
Does a toe count as a limb? |