Meet the Cast of Ten November: Part 1

Philip Noble

Philip is very new to acting. This is his second stage role after Rhinoceros at Parish Players in September of this year. Before that he was a techie at Rhode Island College and in high school and didn't really think he'd end up under the lights instead of behind the light board. He lives in Fairlee and is very much enjoying being on stage.

Role: Playing Actor 9/Man Who Walks through Scenes/Larson/Coast Guard 1

Where are you from?
I'm from Providence RI.

How/why did you get into acting?
I got into acting very recently despite my parents both being accomplished actors. I just finished my first stage show, Rhinoceros, at Parish Players after the director reached out and I decided to go for it. My only gig before that was a staged reading of a chapter of After the Holocaust the Bells Still Ring at the First Congregational Church in Thetford.

What does it mean for you to be in this show?
This seems like a pretty relevant play today with the degree to which our world still revolves around unregulated profit at the expense of everyday people. Having read through the play and about the real sinking I think the play has a lot of very salient lessons that we seem to keep unlearning over and over again.

Can you tell us one fun fact about yourself?
I cook a mean steak.

Emma Lavaune 

Emma is excited to be making her Artistree & Grange Theater debut! Emma is a recent graduate of Dartmouth College, where she double-majored in Theater and Quantitative Social Sciences. Emma’s most recent credits include The Last Five Years (music direction & accompaniment), Pippin (Lewin u/s), and Something Happy For Crying Out Loud! (aerial sling feature). When not on the stage, Emma runs a small business as an independent data analyst, using her interest in applied statistics to support performing arts organizations across the country. During the day, Emma is a part of the software team at FreshAir Sensor. www.EmmaLavaune.com | @EmmaLavaune

Role:SINGER 3

Where are you from?
Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, now officially from Norwich, VT!

How/why did you get into acting?
I started in ballet before more or less falling into acting. I spent years taking dance lessons and performing in various productions of the Nutcracker. It was at one of my brother’s hockey games that a friend’s mom encouraged me to audition for the local production of The Wizard of Oz. Auditions were the next morning, so less than 12 hours later I dragged my mom out of the house and belted my best “Happy Birthday” for the casting panel. The show happened to be the big summer production at the Omaha Community Playhouse - the nation’s largest community theater - and I found myself in a 30-show run that became over a decade of community theater involvement! Now, I keep coming back to community theater because it feels like home.

What does it mean for you to be in this show?
It’s the bridge between community and professional theater the industry is missing. As someone with both community and professional theater experience, this show is everything I love about both: it’s the freedom to create, explore, and build community with truly invested artists. I fell in love with Vermont on my first national tour, and it means the world that I get to kickoff my theater career in my favorite state with such a rare and valuable kind of theater.

Can you tell us one fun fact about yourself?

• I’m a circus artist! In my free time, I can be found literally hanging out up to 25’ in the air. I specialize in sling and trapeze.
  Alt fun facts include:

• I’ve seen a tiger prove NASA wrong (their indestructible plastic was not indestructible)

• I still play piano to this day because I pinkie-promised Taylor Swift at age 6 that I wouldn’t give it up