ToR (temple of rant for the slow witted) ExclusiveFootloose interview with JARON WHITTINGHAM! (Part one)

Tor: Thanks for letting me interview you Jaron

Jaron: No problem, It is a pleasure to know that someone enjoyed Footloose as much as the cast did.

Tor: First off, Is this your first musical?

Jaron: Technically, my first musical had me as a toy that could talk. I don't remember much about it, but it was in grade 4, so I'm pretty sure I didn't have more than a few lines. I'd like to consider Footloose my first musical because I can't remember if I sang in the first one or not.

Tor: Do you have any background in music or theatre? Or any experience that you brought to the show?

J: None at all actually. Well, I guess I do LISTEN to a lot of music [laughs] however I've never had any formal training in either fields.

T: Ok, now some general questions. How much time did you put into the play?

J: A good 3 months, which is a long time for me. I've never really put so much time into a single thing before. Seems like a blink of a eye now.

T: How did you get the part of Shaw, when plenty of other people had more experience?

J: Actually, I didn't get picked for Shaw originally. At first I got cast to the part of Lyle, however the person who got Shaw got a full time job instead. The directors decided to ask me if I wanted to take the role of Shaw, and I accepted. It was not until a few hours later that I finally realized how large my part really was.

T: Wow, I'm personally glad that the other guy quit. You did a stunning job.

J: Thank you, I have gotten a lot of other praise from other people too. The Vice-principal had no idea that I was possibly capable of acting, and my entire family had no idea that I had any talent at all. However, coming from my family, the praise is a bit hard to take seriously since your family pretty much loves everything that you do.

T: Did you run into any negative comments?

J: Well my current girlfriend's parents aren't a big fan of me personally, so I think they weren't too impressed with my Footloose performance either. Meh, bullocks to them, I personally feel that I did the part justice, so I guess that is all that really matters.

And with that we end Part 1 of the Jaron J. Whittingham interview. Have a good night folks!