Cast your mind back 12 years and one memorable actress that comes to mind is Teresa Gonzalez...better known to many of us as Robin. Now living and teaching in Paris, she took time to add to our collective memory and do the blog! Teresa was there from the start, she participated in the first ever shows in 1999. She was always entrusted with one of the bigger parts in each show due to her great level of English. Teresa we miss you! Her blog....
1. What’s your name?
Teresa
2. Did you have a Networks name?
Of course! I chose to be Robin when my teacher was Denis Malone
3. How many shows have you appeared in?
I don't really remember the number. I still kept every script but I don't have them with me right now to count them.
ED: IT'S EIGHT.
4. Name them!
First Shows (The Selfish Giant), Millennium Shows, Treasure Planet, Welcome to Sweetville, Robin Hood, Aladdin, Bamboo Princess, Christmas at the Majestic Hotel and Ugly...
ED: TERESA MADE A SPECIAL APPEARANCE AT THE START OF EVERY PERFORMANCE ON MAJESTIC HOTEL. SHE PLAYED THE PART OF A MODEL WHO WAS WEARING THE DIAMONDS THAT WERE LATER TO BE STOLEN.
IMAGE FROM CHRISTMAS AT THE MAJESTIC HOTEL - DECEMBER 2002
5. What was your first show?
I think the name was Millennium, but I don't remember exactly... it was Nick's first show in Networks as well!
ED: IT WAS FIRST SHOWS IN MARCH 1999...TWELVE YEARS AGO..YOU'RE ALLOWED TO FORGET!
6 What are your earliest memories of the shows?
I'd always remember the games we played before starting to rehearse the first show. The were really funny and I met a lot of new people, some of them became my best friends and still are!
IMAGE FROM THE BAMBOO PRINCESS - DECEMBER 2001
7. A) What is your earliest memory of Nick?
I can perfectly remember the first time I read his name on a poster at Network's announcing that a real actor from London was going to teach us theatre. I was excited!!
B) What is your favourite memory of Nick?
There are so many!! But it always makes me smile the memory of Nick in the rehearsals of the first show making me repeat over and over the word "treasure" until I pronounced it properly "TRE- SURE", "TRE-SURE".
C) What is your scariest memory of Nick?
He got mad at me because I didn't want to wear those stupid goggles for Treasure Planet. In those days I still had sense of ridiculous.
ED: THEY WERE SPECIAL GOGGLES THAT ALL THE FOUR MAIN CHARACTERS WERE WEARING. THEY WERE TO PROTECT YOUR EYES AS YOU LEFT THE ATMOSPHERE AND WENT INTO HYPERSPACE.
IMAGE FROM TREASURE PLANET - JUNE 2001
8. What has been your favourite show to date?
The first one, and, probably Robin Hood, we really had fun there!
9. Do you have a favourite moment in a show or memorable moment in rehearsal?
Everyone feeling nervous before a show or inside the "small room", trying to keep silent.
Another great moment was when I was Aladdin and I had to sing!! I'm a terrible singer) I managed to perform a decent version of Bryan Adam's classic "I do it for you", and I was really proud of it!
10. What is your favourite photograph of any production?
The final picture of the first show probably, I also love the one in which all the cats were holding Alberto in Ugly.
IMAGE FROM UGLY - MAY 2004
11. Are there any ideas you’d like to give Nick when he’s planning productions. Stories or subjects
Nick and Dennis were my inspiration when I directed a Disney Musical three years ago with a university theatre group. When I had to choose the fabric for the dancers' costumes in "under the sea" I thought: "what would Dennis have chosen?" and I also have to mention I shouted: "ENERGY!!"! in the most pure Nick's style all the time. So, I don't really know how can I contribute... I definitely propose to do more theatre games to avoid show final date stress!
12. Finally can you sum up Networks Theatre in one word?
No, I can't.
But I can in 8 words: energy, passion, dedication, work, feelings, friends, inspiration, emotions, effort...
I don't know what else to say... I almost grew up in networks! Thanks again to everyone that made all of that possible (for me it's kind of a distant past): Lee, Nick, Dennis, the Pilares, Cristina, Paqui and Laura!!
IMAGE - POSTER AND SONG LYRICS FROM WELCOME TO SWEETVILLE - JUNE 2002
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