"Ever wonder what a two-show day is like with me, aging film star Alex Wyse? Well due to my short term memory loss, so did I," said the singing actor at the time. "So Playbill gave me a camera and some painkillers and sent me on my way. Enjoy the photo spread (especially you) and make sure you come see Bare at New World Stages!"
It is noon. I know not where I am, but I remember a robbery, perhaps even a murder. Cloris Leachman was there. Let’s start this two-show day!
Alex Wyse
I go for a morning jog. Still no signs of my missing cousin.
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I take a luxurious shower.
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Today is a special day because the Triassic Parq cast album has been released. Here I am listening to it!
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I eat a hearty breakfast, which makes it to Playbill.com! Hi, Playbill!
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I arrive at the theater. I sit between Casey Garvin and Taylor Trensch. We’re like The First Wives Club (but not as gay). Can you guess who’s who?
Alex Wyse
Here are the boys of Bare (subject to availability).
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When I’m finally dressed (after a long, arduous battle), Gerard Canonico carries me to places.
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Before we enter, we put our hands in and say things like “Stage Right, Speed of Light!”
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We make a lot of quick changes during the show. And Sara Kapner is always watching.
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Intermission. We play dressing room games. It’s good to laugh.
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Act Two, we have to take our phones on stage. And my phone accidentally snapped this picture. Imagine really dramatic things happening around me.
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First show is finished! But Justin Gregory Lopez is just getting started.
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I meet up for dinner with my friend Preston Sadleir. He is angry that they’re out of Crab Rangoon. I’m angry that Viola Davis lost the Oscar.
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Then Preston comes back to the theater so we can practice our handstands. I last longer, and Preston dissolves in a puddle of his own defeat.
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Today, our writer Jon Hartmere is throwing the cast and crew an ice cream social! I came for the ice cream and stayed for the social.
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I go shopping. But before I can buy that sweet little leopard number, I receive an urgent phone call…
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Adam Chandler-Berat has gone into labor! I arrive at his dressing room just in time to deliver the baby.
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Then I color.
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Then Adam and I play in his drapes.
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Which proves to be quite emotional for me.
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I come back to the theater, and Alice Lee has a note session for me. Our note sessions last between twenty and forty minutes before each show.
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I put the finishing touches on my devastating lips (thank you, Missi Pyle), and…
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Places!
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During the show, I have some downtime.
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We stay hydrated, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have fun.
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They make me climb ladders.
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This is what Taylor looks like after the show.
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This is what Casey looks like after the show.
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This is what I look like after the show.
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I meet up with my friend Will Blum. We work on our juice cleanses.
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I put on a hat, because how else are people going to know that I just did two shows?
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And I fall asleep, dreaming my anxious Cloris Leachman dreams.
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