{"id":8714,"date":"2020-09-03T00:10:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T00:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=8714"},"modified":"2020-10-09T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T13:55:27","slug":"the-comedy-about-a-bank-robbery-interview-for-performer-stuff-pro-series-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/the-comedy-about-a-bank-robbery-interview-for-performer-stuff-pro-series-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Comedy About A Bank Robbery Interview For Performer Stuff Pro Series: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-header-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"emotional\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"power\">Comedy<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"common\">About<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"common\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"unknown\">Bank Robbery Interview<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"common\">For<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"unknown\">Performer Stuff Pro Series: Part 1<\/span><\/h3>\n<font size=\"2\" color=\"grey\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);margin-right:25px;float:left;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-glow imageframe-1 hover-type-none author-image\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/performerstuff.com\" target=\"_self\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;\"\/><\/a><\/span><p>Written by:\u00a0Mark Pawsey<\/p>\n<p>September 4, 2020<\/p>\n<\/font><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><p>To launch Performers Stuff Pro Series, please welcome Chris Leask, Ross Virgo, and Ashley Tucker from the hit London West End Show <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecomedyaboutabankrobbery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Comedy About A Bank Robbery<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. \u00a0<\/em>In the first of a 3 part interview, they talk to our pro series host, Mark Pawsey, about how they make a Living in Theater.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is The Comedy About A Bank Robbery?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cast_Photo_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p><strong>Show Summary:<\/strong> Summer 1958. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. An escaped convict is dead set on pocketing the gem with the help of his screwball sidekick, trickster girlfriend\u2026 and the maintenance man. With mistaken identities, love triangles and hidden agendas, even the most reputable can&#8217;t be trusted. In a town where everyone&#8217;s a crook, who will end up bagging the jewel?<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meet the Interviewees<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashley_Tucker-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p><strong>Ashley Tucker<\/strong>\u00a0trained at Birmingham School of Acting and\u00a0most recently played Ruth Monaghan in Mischief Theatre&#8217;s UK Tour &amp; West End productions of The Comedy About A Bank Robbery. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckersTweeter?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">@TuckersTweeter<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Chris.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p><strong>Chris Leask<\/strong>\u00a0trained at LAMDA (London Academy of Dramatic Art) Prominent member of Mischief Theatre playing in The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, The Play that Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and BBC TVs The Goes Wrong Show. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisleask?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">@chrisleask <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ross.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><p><strong>Ross Virgo<\/strong>\u00a0trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London and\u00a0most recently performed in Mischief Theatre&#8217;s UK Tour &amp; West End productions of The Comedy About A Bank Robbery.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"> <strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rosspvirgo?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">@rosspvirgo<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Show Photos<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cast_Photo_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cast_Photo_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cast_Photo_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"common\">WATCH: <\/span><span class=\"emotional\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"power\">Comedy<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"common\">About<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"common\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"unknown\">Bank Robbery Interview, <\/span><span class=\"unknown\">Part 1<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/86I55d8VObA?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Want More Performer Stuff Pro Series? We\u2019ve got you covered:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/interview-with-world-of-dance-group-mdc-3-for-performers-stuff-pro-series\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interview with World of Dance Group MDC 3 for Performers Stuff Pro Series<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/new-interview-with-the-champions-of-nbcs-world-of-dance-mdc-3-for-performers-stuff-pro-series\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Interview with the Champions of NBC\u2019s World of Dance, MDC 3 for Performer Stuff Pro Series<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/performer-stuff-introduces-mark-pawsey\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Performer Stuff Introduces Mark Pawsey<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><em>Mark is British and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London winning the Liverpool Playhouse Award and an honors diploma in Stage Management. He spent 15 years in London\u2019s West End working on shows such as \u201cSteel Magnolias\u201d, \u201cTaboo \u2013 The Boy George Musical\u201d and original productions of \u201cThe Woman in Black\u201d \u201cBuddy\u201d and \u201cThe Phantom of the Opera\u201d. In 1998 Mark joined the acclaimed \u201cCirque du Soleil\u201d troupe, touring the world with \u201cAlegria\u201d, \u201cQuidam\u201d and \u201cAmaluna\u201d. He moved to Las Vegas in 2004 to take up residence with them on \u201cZumanity\u201d and then to Tokyo in 2010 with \u201cZED\u201d where he became Artistic Director. He gave a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WFC_s6odYQg\" target=\"_blank\"> TEDx Talk<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in Edmonton, Canada in 2013 on \u201cThe Future of Inspiration\u201d and left Cirque after 16 years, in 2014. However, he stumbled upon an opportunity with Norwegian Cruise Lines which led to a fortuitous partnership with Joyce Arbucias and The Imagination House in Orlando, where he has been a Producer of Live Entertainment for the past 3\u00bd years.<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [...]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[256,937],"tags":[994,993,938,992,991,14,995],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8714"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}