THEATRE AND DANCE WEEK

Last Wednesday, the Secondary Theatre Group performed the play  "Zeus, una comedia" written by Woody Allen. It was directed by Albino Pombo and one of the main actors was Alex López, who we have interviewed.

Alex claims to be a person who doesn't like to answer his own questions, so we have made the effort of thinking of our own:


INTERVIEWER: How did you get interested in theatre?
ALEX LOPEZ:Since I was little I enjoyed to dress up in many ways and to do silly things, so one day my mother told me why not to enjoy the school drama club.

I:What kind of theatre do you like most?
A.L: Well, I like comedy and also drama, I like to be someone with a dark past.

I: So, if you like comedy do you consider yourself funny?
A.L: Well, generally I think that I'm a really funny person and I know that people enjoy listening to my jokes.

I: Are you intending to go further with the fact of being an actor?
A.L: Well, when I have an Oscar I will tell you.

I: Do you assimilate so much the characters you have to play?
A.L: Yes, normally.

I: How do you do this?
A.L: I assimilate them but I don't reach the point of living it, for example, if I have to be a paralytic I don't stay in a wheelchair for two months.
I: But, have you ever done a paralytic role?
A.L: In fact, no, but once I had to be a woman.
I: And how did you do it? Did you follow them?
A.L: I always follow them!! (laughs)
I: Do you think you have more opportunities with women since you started acting?
A.L: Yes, I have to admit it. I can't deny it.
I: Do you take in your lines easily?
A.L: Yes, it's very easy for me, with only reading it I have it, but in case of forgetting something I' not bad at improvising..
I:In the future, what will you prefer, cinema or theatre?
A.L: I think I would choose cinema because it opens more doors, you get more opportunities and with it I can earn more money. Appart from that, sometimes I don't like the pressure of thousands of eyes staring at me while I'm doing a monologue, for example.

I: Well, let's talk about your last play "Zeus, una comedia".
A.L: In this play I'm Diabetes, who is a greek and stupid actor that has become an alcoholic and poor person because he stopped acting, nobody wants him in their plays. One day, in a new play, he plays the part of Fidípides, a slave that doesn't know what to do. At the same time, Diabetes goes out of the play to discuss with the director that he wants to be the main actor and not a simply slave. Suddenly, the actor who was Zeus dies, so Diabetes has to improvise a new ending. In it, he's the hero of the story, against the director's feelings, but anyway he plays the ending as he wants.
I: We have run out of time, so thanks for being with us this morning and good luck in the future!