Roscoe is a 12-year-old seventh grader at West Intermediate and has already been a part of about 10 plays at the Broadway Theatre. The son of Bruce Roscoe and Megan Goodwin of Mt. Pleasant, Clinton just completed a role in the Broadway Theatre's "How to eat like a child: and other lessons in not being a grown-up," which ended on Sunday.
How long have you been involved in acting with the Broadway Playhouse Kids and what got you started?
Quite a few years. Maybe since I was 8-years-old. I was looking for things to do after school and my Mom had seen an advertisement in the paper for tryouts (at the Broadway Theatre )and I decided to go see what it was all about and found I really liked it.
My first play was Babes in Toyland and I had the role of Gonzorgo, an evil henchman.
I really liked it and my parents gave me some tips on how to be a little better up on the stage because I was real young and didn't know much about it and it turned out just fine.
What is the most enjoyable part of acting for you and why?
When you put on the show and just looking out into the audience and seeing all these people that came to see you and the other actors put on a show and just seeing them laugh and smile at whatever you do is just really great.
What is the most challenging part of acting for you and why?
Memorizing all of the lines and keeping in mind the blocking, or that is where I have to be and when I have to be there. My parents help me with this and we take it in chunks. We do about a paragraph at a time and I'll memorizemy lines for that and then at the end of maybe 20 minutes we'll go back and do whatever we've done throughout that whole time. It takes about 30 minutes maximum a day.
How many plays have you been in so far and what is your favorite play that you have been in and why?
I've been in about 10 plays so far. My favorite definitely was when I played Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit because I had the lead role in the play and it was really neat because it had a great story line to it so you could really act it out and put whatever you wanted in there and it would look great.
Would you like to pursue acting in the future like in college and why/why not ?
I really would like to pursue acting as far as I can just as a hobby though, I don't think I want to do this as a career. It seems to involve a lot of travel and a lot of different kind of work than I think I'd like to be doing.
Have you ever used your acting ability to getout of ‘trouble' either at home or school and how?
Actually I think I did use acting to my advantage one time, but I honestly cant remember what that was. But, yes it has helped me.
What do you think is your best acting skill or attribute?
I'd say probably what I can do best in acting is taking on the role of a different character that is way out of whack of how I usually am. I really like to do that to so it makes it easier.
What other activities do you enjoy doing?
Take guitar lessons from Ray Davies, school of Golombisky Institute of Tae Kwon Do at Morey. Just started Oct.-Nov. 2007 and it's going well. I'm on the Student council at West Intermediate and also on the Pacers swim club.
What is your favorite subject at school and why?
In school I really like math. It's always been a strong point for me and math has just been something I've always seemed to be good at since second grade. Ireally like working with the variables.
How do you manage rehearsals, school and your other activities/hobbies?
It takes quite a bit of time management. I try to get most of my homework done at school so I don't have a lot of that to do and I practice all the sports that I do in my free time.
Timing of rehearsals starts from about two to three months before show and you might have to be there once, twice or three times a week. But then as it gets closer to the show you've got to be there every night for a few years. It really gets down to the grinding time near the end.