GET TO KNOW: Carter Edward Smith

Hello THAC Freinds & Followers!

Today’s post is dedicated to Next To Normal cast member Carter. As Gabriel & Henry’s understudy, Carter is currently scheduled to perform Thursday 2/26/15 for the role of Henry and Thursday 3/5/15 for the role of Gabriel. Check out this Denver native’s thoughts on why YOU should see Next To Normal. Q&A below.

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Carter Edward Smith as Gabriel/Henry Understudy
Carter Edward Smith as Gabriel/Henry Understudy

LET’S GET TO KNOW YOU…

NAME: Carter Edward Smith

DOB: August 30th, 1989  

HOMETOWN: Denver

EDUCATION: Casper College and the New York Conservatory For Dramatic Arts

DAY JOB: Busser at Snooze Union Station and Teacher for KidStage, an after school program.


WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE…

COLOR: Blue

CITY: Grand Junction

MOVIE: Forrest Gump

BOOK: To Kill A Mockingbird 

BAND: The Beach Boys

SONG: “Good Vibrations”

MEAL: My Dad’s home grilled hamburgers 

PLAY: “King Lear”

MUSICAL: “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown”

BEVERAGE: Snapple Peach Iced Tea

SEASON: Fall

HOLIDAY: Christmas

RESTAURANT: Chipotle

DESSERT: Ben and Jerrys Fish Food Ice Cream


WHO’S YOUR FAVORITE…

COMEDIAN: Louie C.K.  

ACTOR: Tom Hanks

ACTRESS: Nicole Kidman  

DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood

PERFORMER: Sutton Foster


THIS OR THAT…

DOGS OR CATS? Dogs!

COFFEE OR TEA? Coffee!

COMEDY OR MYSTERY? Comedy!

MUSICAL OR PLAY? Musical!

CRUSHED ICE OR CUBED? Cubed!        

EARLY BIRD OR NIGHT OWL? Early Bird!

KETCHUP OR MUSTARD? Neither!                    

BOXERS OR BRIEFS? Briefs                 

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate!                       

ICE CREAM OR YOGURT? Ice Cream!


ANSWER ME THIS…

HOW MANY LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK? 1 and a half.          

THE GREATEST INVENTION IN HISTORY IS? The pooper scooper

WHEN LIFE HANDS YOU LEMONS? Ask the Barista if they need some lemons, and if they don’t, put the lemons in the walk in fridge. 

YOU’RE STRANDED ON A DESERTED ISLAND, WHAT TWO ITEMS DO YOU BRING? 1- Grand Piano 2-My dog, ️Peep.    

WHAT’S YOUR BEDTIME? As soon as possible      

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ACTING? I’ve been acting since I was in 4th grade, but professionally have been acting for about 2 and a half years.    

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ROLE YOU’VE PLAYED?  My sophomore year of college I got to play Bobby in the Gershwin Musical, “Crazy For You.”      

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM ROLE TO BE CAST? Charlie Brown in “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.”  

WHO IS YOUR HERO? My Mom.                       

WHERE ARE YOU IN 10 YEARS? Married, with kids maybe. Hopefully still acting professionally in Denver. 

WHY SEE NEXT TO NORMAL? Because it’s an incredibly real show that tackles some really hard stuff, and yet relates to so many different kinds of people. Also because of this insanely talented cast and creative team. This show was meant to be done at Town Hall.


 

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NEXT TO NORMAL

FEB 13 – MARCH 15, 2015

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