Hot off the success of the big screen adaptation, Stephen Karam's high-school-set dramedy Speech & Debate comes to Barrington Stage Company through July 29. Starring as the trio of misfits who band together to expose a sex scandal at school are Ben Getz, Betsy Hogg, & Austin Davidson. Scroll on to get to know each as we talk about their high school experiences.
Ben Getz as Solomon
1. Three words to describe high school me:
Funny, easy-going, driven.
2. In high school, I was super passionate about:
Tennis.
3. My high school style would be best described as:
Zac Efron in High School Musical.
4. Role I was obsessed with playing in HS:
Seymour in Little Shop but got Mr. Mushnik instead.
5. Line in the show I most relate to:
"How do you actually do oral sex?"
6. If I were to describe my two co-stars as senior superlatives. They would be Most Likely To ___ or Best _____
Austin: Best Shower Vocals
Betsy: Best Banana Bread Baker
Betsy Hogg as Diwata
1. Three words to describe high school me:
Nerdy. Wordy. Goofy.
2. Album I absolutely wore out in high school:
The Last Five Years (Fun fact: My dad's name is Jamie and my mom's name is Kathy, and we spent some time split between New York & Ohio when I was in HS, but my parents have been married for almost 40 years.)
3. In high school, I was super passionate about:
Theatre & History.
4. Line in the show I most relate to:
"I'm ready to be noticed. You can't understand, you're not in my profession." ;)
5. Club I was all about in high school:
Chanticleers (basically off-brand show choir) and SGORR (Student Group on Race Relations).
6. If I were to describe my two co-stars as senior superlatives. They would be Most Likely To ___ or Best _____
Ben Getz: Most Likely Future Tennis Player/Actor Hybrid
Austin Davidson: Winningest Smile
Austin Davidson as Howie
1. Three words to describe high school me:
Ambitious, friendly, weird.
2. In high school, I was super passionate about:
Community Service.
3. Album I absolutely wore out in high school:
Barbra Streisand's Duets
4. Role I was obsessed with playing in HS:
Elphaba in Wicked
5. Line in the show I most relate to:
"Gay people don't have to be promiscuous.”
6. If I were to describe my two co-stars as senior superlatives. They would be Most Likely To ___ or Best _____
Ben: Most likely to drive
Betsy: Most Likely to Be World Champion of Bananagrams
Don't miss these three in 'Speech & Debate' at Barrington Stage Company through July 29.
