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| Courtney Markowitz |
Courtney: Jeff and I went to school together at Elon.
Daniel: I'm going to Boston Conservatory.
Q: If your character was around today, what do you think they would be doing?
Courtney: Ilse would definitely be a Steelers fan.
Daniel: Ernst would be a gay rights activist.
Q: What is the best advice you would give to someone if they want to be on Broadway or on a National Tour?
Jeff: The best advice is that you should always keep training. If someone really wants to be successful in our business, you have to keep training.
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| Jeff Ostermueller |
Jeff: Good questions. My favorite song to perform is "Totally F***ed" because we're on the stage and on the chair, and we get to move around a lot. My favorite character would be Melchior because his story is so unique and yet full, and there's a lot to discover in that role.
Q: What is the hardest part of being on tour and what is the best part of being on tour?
Daniel: The long bus rides is the hardest part, and the best part is performing the show every night for new audiences.
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| Daniel Plimpton |
Courtney: We're older than the characters we're playing, so it's been interesting to back to the innocence of being 14 or 15 now that we're older.
Jeff: The hardest part of being a swing is remembering who the characters are, as they are similar.
Daniel: Ernst is more naive than I was when I was 15, so channeling that "ignorance is bliss" attitude is kind of fun.
Q: What is/was your approach to figuring out how to play your character?
Courtney: We did a research project and looked at the type of people we would have been in the society we would have lived in at the time.
Daniel: For me, finding the relationship between the boys was really telling for the character.
Q: Ilse is the last person Moritz talks to. How does this motivate you in Purple Summer?? (You do it beautifully, by the way; everyone on stage when I was there was holding back tears- you rock!)
Courtney: Thank you so much! I think that verse is written so well because you see throughout the show the way that different characters fail because of the lack of communication and attention from those that are older than them. And Purple Summer is filled with so much hope with the intent that things will change and will continue to change.
Q: What are your favorite specific lyrics in the show, and why?
Courtney: I really love the color imagery throughout the show, and there's broad symbolism that everyone in the audience can relate to it on a personal level.
Jeff: I really like the lyrics in "Blue Wind" because they're not so specific in telling a story, but you can feel the words. The words are so powerful.
Daniel: The first one that came to mind is: "I'm calling and one day all will know." That could mean anything for anyone.
Q: What's your most favorite/memorable fan reaction to the show. Any interesting stage dooring incidents?
Daniel: A boy told me that he had gotten more chills in the past two and a half hours than he had ever gotten in his whole life.
Courtney: A few people have told me they've remembered me from Elon, where I went to school.
Q: What's your favorite musical? And also, what's your favorite book? I need some new reading material. Haha.
Courtney: My favorite is Sunday in the Park with George. I just finished reading Eat Pray Love.
Daniel: I don't have a favorite musical, but I think West Side Story is the best written musical. Read On the Road by Jack Kerouac.
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