Brian Bock will make his Pipeline debut this February, in the role of Yusapoof in Beardo. Brian holds an MFA from NYU Graduate Acting and recently appeared in POWER COUPLE at Ars Nova’s ANT Fest 2016. Learn more about Brian below, and grab your tickets now to catch him in Beardo this February.
Pipeline Theatre Company: What attracted you to Beardo? What made you want to work on this project?
Brian Bock: Reading the material and listening to the music to Beardo made me laugh out loud repeatedly, which I take as a very good sign. I love how unexpected it feels; the music refuses prediction at any moment, and it’s challenging, which is exciting. And Yusapoof is fantastic.
PTC: Where do you see yourself in Yusapoof?
BB: Yusapoof is a noble in the court, who has very particular views about how it should be peopled and run. Those views tend toward extreme ends, alas. I see myself in his attention to detail, shall we say. And who wants to think about how one’s meat is made? It’s un-American.
PTC: If you ruled the world, what would you be remembered for?
BB: If I ruled the world, it would be incredibly, inconceivably, irrepressibly organized. It would eventually become oppressive and there would be a tight, nonviolent coup to overthrow me, but the damage would be done. My spotless, uncluttered legacy would persist.
PTC: Tell me two truths and a lie.
BB: Only six of my teeth are real. One of my pupils is bigger than the other. Sometimes my lungs tear and air escapes into my “pleural space”.
PTC: If you could create a tagline for this show, what would it be?
BB: Don’t get stuck in your hole.
