The return of the precocious little girl and her fascination with everything pink is back at the Newmark Theatre. Pinkalicious is singing and dancing her way into our hearts with her tale of woes of eating too many pink cupcakes, resulting in turning pink, and to her horror, having to eat green vegetables to cure her pinkatitus. he performance of Pinkalicious is split between Madison Wray and Annabel Cantor and is a perfectly priceless play that will appeal to all who love pink and is now running through December 9th.
We had a chance to interview 16 year old class president, actress and sophomore at St. Mary’s Academy, Madison Wray, aka Pinkalicious and here’s what she had to say:
Can you tell me a bit about yourself; age, grade, interests.
I just turned 16, and am currently a sophomore at St Mary’s Academy. I’m very involved at my school; I sing with the Marian Singers, the select choir at St. Mary’s, and I’m a class president. I play lacrosse on my high school team and am extremely passionate about that. I love the outdoors. Hiking, kayaking, backpacking and camping are among my favorite things to do. I also just enjoy spending time with my family and friends.
How long have you been acting? Do you enjoy it?
I have loved singing and dancing since I was a toddler. My mom enrolled me in theater classes when I was four years old because I was really shy, and I fell in love with acting. I began acting professionally when I turned seven and have been doing Musical Theater, Opera, commercial and voiceover work since then. I attended the Arts and Communication Magnet Academy for Middle School where my focus was dance. I have such a passion for acting, and the feeling of standing backstage right before a show begins is unsurpassable. There’s also something about the notion of leaving your own persona and taking on someone else’s’ that has always intrigued me.
Do you enjoy playing Pinkalicious? Why?
I really enjoy playing Pinkalicious because if anything, it’s purely a blast relating to the little girl I used to be. All of the emotions Pinkalicious feels are emotions that I felt often as a little girl. It’s definitely a throwback to my childhood. Also, I’ve always been a complete rule follower and would never dream of doing something I was told not to do. Pinkalicious does something she’s been told not to do, so it’s kind of fun for me to do that on stage. The music and dancing in this show is a blast. It’s just a really high energy fun play to be a part of!
How do you prepare to play such a fun character?
To prepare, I really just let loose and tap into my spunky little girl characteristics. Most useful for me is being able to stay in the moment and not think too hard about anything. Basically, in order to prepare to play such a fun character, I have fun!
Do you see any of yourself in Pinkalicious?
That’s a little challenging. I definitely think that Pinkalicious-like qualitites reside in everyone—some people may be more like her than others though. I can relate to her wanting something so badly and being so passionate about something, but as I said before, I’ve always been a rule follower.
Is there anything that you would like the readers to know about you?
Your goals? At this point I hope to become a pediatric orthopedic surgeon. I would like to be able to work for Doctors without Borders so I can help children in third world countries.
Pinkalicious runs through December 9th at the Newmark Theater. For more information visit the Oregon Children’s Theater, octc.org
NW Kids is giving away tickets to Pinkalicous now through 11/28/12. Enter HERE
