Celebrating something or someone special ? Just let the Bit Players know and you might be the center of attention for a brief moment during the show . “ We have a lot of bachelorette parties that like to bring up the bride-to-be and we sing a little serenade to them ,” says Magner . “ We get to know them and their party , then come up with music on the spot from the information they give us .”
It can also be a great date idea . “ Maybe not the first date ,” Magner says . “ They get awkward .”
Vlad Tenenbaum , a sixty-year-old professional mime , has been part of the funloving troupe since the beginning , along with Mello . What inspired him to join the group ? “ It was my midlife crisis ,” he says .
Having been in the comedy scene for several years , the form of theater comes naturally to him . “ Nothing is prepared , you don ' t know what [ the audience ] is going to say or what your partner is going to do , but you accept everything and just go with it ,” says Tenenbaum . “ If you perform for yourself , you fail . If you perform for your partner , it ’ s about giving the ability to your partner to shine . If you try to be funny , you just look desperate .”
“ Sometimes it ’ s reading the room and seeing how the audience reacts ,” says Magner , “ but also it ’ s about being with your seat partner and having that connection where you can have a scene that flows and have the audience go , ‘ Whoa !’ It ’ s nice to impress the audience sometimes instead of making them just laugh .”
In case you think you ’ ve got what it takes to be a part of the group , the Bit Players hold open auditions once every other year and post the information on their Facebook and Instagram pages . Tickets are $ 18 , with shows every Friday at 8 p . m ., Saturday at 7 and 9 p . m ., and the occasional jazz night hosted by one of the Bit Players musicians on Sunday at 5 p . m . 4 Equality Park Place , Newport , 849-3473 , firehousetheater . org �
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