You know who they are. They might as well have a scarlet “Show” pinned to their chests. The drooping eyes, the glazed stares… and yes, the dance pants. These are the members of the HBS show. They’ve spent the last six months writing, choreographing, and rehearsing the 2004 production, “Terms of Endowment”. The Harbus recently caught up with the Show’s two co-leads, Rebecca Greenawalt (NG) and Drew Meade (NJ), who shared a few insitghts into life behind-the-scenes of the HBS Show.
Fact File:
Name: Drew Meade
HBS Show Character : Whit Selbllower
Favorite Actor/Actress: Eric Cartman as J-Lo
Favorite Film: Not Another Teen Movie
Favorite Stage Production: White House press conferences
Favorite Food: I can’t decide. How do you ask a parent to pick their favorite kid?
Favorite Drink: Anything endorsed by Pink
Favorite way to unwind after rehearsal: Internet porn
Harbus: When did you begin performing?
Drew Meade: When I was a fetus I would kick my mamma’s belly to the rhythm of Take A Chance On Me.
Harbus: Could you briefly describe the character you play in the HBS show?
DM: [He’s an] Ass.
Harbus: Are you at all like the HBS Show character that you play?
DM: F*#k you.
Harbus: What traits do you share?
DM: Did you hear me? I said f*#k you!
Harbus: How many hours will you spend in rehearsals this week?
DM: All of them. No joke.
Harbus: How do you find the time?
DM: I don’t interview and have given up my social life. I think of it as Lent, only with more dance numbers.
Harbus: How much are you getting paid?
DM: I don’t really do all that much. But I go to HBS. So I command $120k/performance.
Harbus: Do you have an onsite tutor to help with the HBS workload?
DM: Good God, I wish I did.
Harbus: Who on the Show team is the biggest slavedriver?
DM: I am. Now rip my stocking!
Harbus: How so?
DM: I force myself to work all hours of the day for free. Like Goldman without the money.
Harbus: Could you share your favorite or most memorable moment from the last few months of rehearsals?
DM: Hearing that someone broke their cordless microphone by dropping it in the toilet. I still don’t know who did it, but whoever it was: congrats! That is truly an accomplishment!
Harbus: What is the most interesting thing you’ve learned about your co-lead?
DM: She likes when people sneak up behind her and scream “HI REBECCA!” I strongly encourage everyone reading this to try it out. She’ll love it!
Harbus: What do you require in your dressing room?
DM: Midgets.
Harbus: Does Show-Love (similar to section-love) exist?
DM: We’re all whores. Just look at the title of the show.
Harbus: Are there suspicions of such?
DM: Everyone who is married is currently having an affair.
Harbus: Have you considered the movies?
DM: Of course.
Harbus: Have you entertained any offers for your own clothing and/or jewelry lines?
DM: I only deal in designer imposter fragrances.
Harbus: How do you plan to spend the first post-Show weekend?
DM: Finally getting to sleep.
Fact File:
Name: Rebecca Greenawalt
HBS Show Character: Isis Efpea
Favorite Actor/Actress: Drew Meade
Favorite Film: Bring It On. I draw all of my inspiration from spirit fingers.
Favorite Stage Production: the HBS Show, of course
Favorite Food: Drew Meade . . . oops, did I say that out loud?
Favorite Drink: Anything with an umbrella
Favorite way to unwind after rehearsal: Drew Meade. I mean, rocking myself to sleep while compulsively saying my lines over and over. And binge drinking.
Harbus: When did you begin performing?
Rebecca Greenawalt: I was a star of stage and screen at a very young age, when I went by the name “Gary Coleman.”
Harbus: Could you briefly describe the character you play in the HBS show?
RG: That shy girl in your section. With a secret.
Harbus: Are you at all like the HBS Show character that you play?
RG: Not at all . . . or am I?
Harbus: How many hours will you spend in rehearsals this week?
RG: Yeah . . . all of them. We get 5-minute breaks between scenes to sleep.
Harbus: How do you find the time?
RG: Time has lost all meaning.
Harbus: How much are you getting paid?
RG: You’ll have to ask my pimp . . . I mean my agent. I mean, I do it for the love, baby!
Harbus: Do you have an onsite tutor to help with the HBS workload?
RG: Ha ha ha . . . wait, you’re serious?
Harbus: Who on the Show team is the biggest slavedriver?
RG: In public or private?
Harbus: Could you share your favorite or most memorable moment from the last few months of rehearsals?
RG: Two words . . . Putnam Shin.
Harbus: What is the most interesting thing you’ve learned about your co-lead?
RG: He loves it when strangers pinch his ass. Try it!
Harbus: What do you require in your dressing room?
RG: Drew Meade. In lingerie.
Harbus: Does Show-Love (similar to section-love) exist?
RG: Oh yes. We’re all sleeping together. Simultaneously. Just don’t tell my husband. All of our cast parties are crazy naked sex orgies.
Harbus: Have you considered the movies?
RG: I consider them regularly, both at the theater and on DVD.
Harbus: Have you entertained any offers for your own clothing and/or jewelry lines?
RG: Despite my fabulous and cutting-edge personal style, the haute couture houses have not yet come calling. I can’t figure it out.
Harbus: How do you plan to spend the first post-Show weekend?
RG: Crazy naked sex orgies. . . I mean, cast parties.
Harbus: Thank you very much for your time!
RG: You betcha.
Editor’s note: For more information about the HBS show or to purchase tickets, please visit //sa.hbs.edu/hbsshow.
