In the Spotlight: Emily List

Name: Emily List

Character: Tranio, Huntress

Why Acting? Why Shakespeare? I love acting because it allows you to explore so many facets of yourself; movement, voice, innovation. Performing Shakespeare is like unlocking a series of mysteries to find meaning personal to the character, and there are no wrong answers.

How and why did you get involved with Hampshire Shakespeare & this production?

I performed with HSC's first-ever Young Company in "The Tempest" and held on for "As You Like It," "The Winter's Tale," "Hamlet," Twelfth Night," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and "The Merry Wives of Windsor!" There is nothing like Shakespeare under the stars!

What is your Favorite Word? Ethereal

What is your Least Favorite Word? NO

What sound or noise do you love? 

Any opening guitar chord played by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones

What sound or noise do you hate? Gunfire

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? 

I'd love to be the chatty hostess of an authentic British tea shop.

What profession would you not like to do? 

Anything that didn't involve acting in some way.

What is your earliest memory of theater? 

Playing Glinda in my ballet school's production of "The Wizard of Oz."

Why is Theater Necessary?

"Merry Wives of Windsor"

Theatre creates important memories... I think most people who are involved in or attend the theatre remember their shared experience and feel a part of something whole that needs everyone's creative energy to work. Theatre lifts the heart.

Has performing Shakespeare given you any interesting insights into Shakespeare? 

That Shakespeare needs to be performed and experienced, not "taught" or simply read, especially in schools.

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Emily List  (Tranio, Huntress) recently moved back to the Valley from Winchester, England, where she completed her masters in Theatre and Media for Development. She last appeared with HSC as Mistress Page in "The Merry Wives of Windsor." This summer, she appears as Lora in "All the King's Women" with the Ja' Duke Theatre Company in Turners Falls.