are and find the humanity within
what people can call a villain.
None of these people are just
bad. I love to dig in and see what
they are all about.”
Now living in Maplewood, NJ,
Fahrner is excited to finally perform at Paper Mill. Her husband,
whom she met during the one
play they did together, has performed several shows there. She
says he tends to be in big, dance
heavy shows, which aren’t her
forte. Ironically, she is returning to
the role which earned her a very
humorous review. When Fahrner
played Jovie at Walnut Street Theatre last year, one reviewer raved
about how believable she was
playing a socially inept person.
“I think that’s my favorite review
I’ve ever gotten,” said Fahrner.
“It’s like ‘She’s never been on
stage before, she’s just standing
there awkward’ and that makes
me so happy because I think as
an actor we strive to be normal
on stage — to be a normal person.
And sometimes that can be very
hard. People are scared to sneeze
or cough on stage, but normal
people sneeze and cough.
“There are people that are really
uncomfortable with an elf running
around and making a ruckus when
they don’t want to be noticed,”
continued Fahrner. “And that was
the way we played it in Philadelphia. The review made me so
happy because it v2W