-- Denyce Graves, opera singer, on the hurdles she faces as an African
American in opera. Graves performed at the Orange County Performing Arts
Center in January.
"I went from the digestion of analids to digesting Shakespeare."
-- Evan Hirsch, 15, on studying while getting ready for a performance
of "The Weather Started Getting Rough," a reinterpretation of "The
Tempest," as a member of Teen Players, part of South Coast Repertory's
Young Conservatory division.
"Songs are like children. And some of them behave better some nights
than others."
-- Noel "Paul" Stookey of Peter Paul and Mary, quoting Mary Travers as
an answer to which song he likes best. Peter, Paul and Mary performed in
May with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra Pops.
"It was my first taste of performing for people who were drinking, and
I really liked it. I'm much more entertaining when people are drunk."
-- Jason Graae, entertainer, on performing in "Forever Plaid" off
Broadway. Graae appeared as part of the Orange County Performing Arts
Center cabaret series in October.
