![]() ![]() Oh, and 40 separate entities racing around his mind. Miles will be standing in a black box of sorts, with a headset, telephone, and wall sound system as props. ![]() While the setting isn’t in place for the dress rehearsal, Daniel explains what the audience will see. “I’m like a caged tiger, there’s lots of pacing,” says Miles as he runs lines with Daniel. Sam is likeable enough to make up for some of the more annoying characters, and he has enough of a backstory for the audience to root for him. While he’s kind and attentive to the people he works with, and the various characters phoning him every few minutes, he’s also a day-dreamer, prone to lengthy chats with his dad and nervous calls to his agent, asking if he’s been given any acting roles. Sam, the anchor that holds it all together, is an unlikely fit for the task he’s been given. The characters range from a kindly British woman to a constantly confused Pakistani man. “It’s a crash course in characterization.” It is something very few actors have the opportunity to do,” he says. “I was drawn to the role - the sheer scope of it. Miles, who has performed for Threshold Rep before, including in last year’s Piccolo show, Twilight Los Angeles, enjoys the challenge this one-man show presents. And yes, he’s been having pretty weird dreams since he started embodying 40 different humans. I try to give each one as much time as I possibly can,” he says. “I’m not trying to make the characters a generality. All he has is his own body, making the most of facial expressions, hand gestures, and voice changes to portray 40 different people. “It’s like grabbing water,” laughs Miles as he struggles to differentiate between two male characters. Naomi Campbell’s assistant, for example, insists that she and her party are served a meal that is gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan … you get the idea. And the diners come in all different shapes and sizes, with the majority, naturally, being needy and obnoxious. This man, Sam Peliczowksi, dreams of being a successful actor, but until then, bides his time fielding calls from potential diners. In this play, it’s all in the details.Ĭurrently running on Broadway, with Jesse Tyler Ferguson playing the same role of Miles - which is to say, many roles - Fully Committed is about the man behind the reservation line at Manhattan’s most popular restaurant. “Maybe more nasally?” says Miles, pursing his lips to alter the woman’s voice. “That’s starting to sound too British,” suggests Courtney Daniel, Threshold Repertory’s executive director. We’re sitting in on a Fully Committed rehearsal and Miles is struggling with one character in particular, an ornery woman whose accent he can’t quite figure out. ![]() Mode, who currently writes for the Cosby show, no longer needs to make ends meet with part-time. As the dishes have fancy names so being full up or fully booked becomes 'fully committed.' Ms. “This is the hardest voice for me,” says Adam Miles, the actor portraying 40 characters, and their voices, in the Piccolo Spoleto show Fully Committed, written by Becky Mode and directed by Mike Kordek. The title of Becky Modes play alludes to the pretentious euphemisms that pervade the upper echelons of the culinary establishment. ![]()
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