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ELI JAMES is an actor, writer, songwriter and standup in New York.

His Broadway credits include the National Theatre of Great Britain's "One Man, Two Guvnors," directed by Nicholas Hytner, and Alex Timbers's and Michael Friedman's "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." His solo show "William and the Tradesmen" has been performed at Ars Nova, La Mama, and The Drilling Company. Further stage credits include "Rutherford and Son" and "Temporal Powers" at The Mint, "The Four of Us" at Manhattan Theatre Club, "Becky Shaw" at Boston’s Huntington Theater, and the world premiere of Jason Grote’s "Maria/Stuart," directed by Pam McKinnon. His TV credits include "Gossip Girl," "Lights Out," and "Murder in Manhattan." He co-founded, wrote and performed with the sketch comedy group Quiet Library at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and currently performs with improv team Pleading Softly. His essay "Finding the Beat" was published in the Random House collection "Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers," a Boston Globe Bestseller.

Friday, December 14, 2007

One of New York's Hottest Understudies



I've spent most of my adult life being something of an understudy - just waiting for someone to die so that I can have a chance at showing the world what I do. (whatever that is.)

Now I'm no longer something of an understudy. I am a REAL LIVE understudy. That's right. It's the next level.

I'm going to cover both roles in a two-man play called "The Four of Us" at Manhattan Theatre Club this spring. And now I'm realizing that this will actually be a much harder job than being cast as one of the actual performers, even though they'll probably be making more money.

How do you memorize an entire script? That's my next question. If there are any books on the subject, or if someone has done this before, please feel free to let me know.

1 comment:

cheezstake said...

You always knew my lines better than I did.