Photo by Nathan Kramer
Matilda The Musical Director Justin Harbaugh sat down with one of the production’s featured artists, Spencer Greenwood, and here’s what he had to say:
Justin: What was the last show you were in?
Spencer: I was last seen as Willy Wonka in Theatre Lawrence’s production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Musical.
Justin: What are your top 3 dream roles?
Spencer: My top 3 dream roles are Peter from Bare: A Pop Opera, Pippin from (you guessed it) Pippin, and Quasimodo from Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Justin: What do you do for fun?
Spencer: Outside of theatre and singing my heart out, I love drawing, both traditional pencil ‘n paper, as well as digital.
Justin: What is your favorite food?
Spencer: My favorite food is a good homemade pumpkin pie with whipped cream specifically in November.
Justin: Do you have any pets?
Spencer: I have one pet, a cat named Alex, and he likes to slap me whenever I dare try to walk in front of him.
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Spencer Greenwood is a local actor and aspires to perform professionally, and has studied Acting and Stage Performance at Johnson County Community College for 4 years. Some notable previous roles have been Frederick Fronkenshteen in Young Frankenstein at Theatre Lawrence, The French Narrator at Theatre in the Park’s production of Spongebob: The Musical, and Bobby in Cabaret at JCCC. Spencer is incredibly excited to be a part of Matilda: The Musical at the Lawrence Art Center, and can’t wait to share the stage with such an exceptional and talented cast!