The Tony-winning musical comedy “Company” is coming to town for a two-week run, bringing Kernersville Little Theatre’s current season to a close.
Actor Nathan Sebens, who is taking on the lead role in the production, spoke to Scope News ahead of Friday’s opening night.
“This is my first show with KLT,” he said. “More recently, I’ve done stuff with Little Theatre of Winston-Salem and Studio 1. … I’m really excited to be here; it’s a great experience.”
Noting that he has seen KLT plays in the past and knows actors who have participated in previous performances, he described the Stephen Sondheim classic as “a really great chance to get to play a part [he’s] wanted to play for a long time at a company that [he] really respect[s].”
Sebens added:
“It sort of centers around this guy, Robert, who is turning 35 and is not married, but all of his friends are. And they all have opinions about whether or not he should be, and he’s sort of discovering what he thinks about that.”
The role is “unique,” he continued, adding: “I do a lot of watching. I’m probably on the stage the most, but everybody else is really doing the hard work and I’m sort of observing them, and it’s been incredible to get to work with this cast. Top to bottom, just amazing talent through and through.”
In addition to his fellow performers, Sebens credited “an incredible directing team” for making the experience so rewarding thus far.
Although it might not have the widespread name recognition of some other Broadway hits, he said audiences will find plenty to love about the show.
“The music is so good,” he said. “It’s a unique sort of format in that it’s kind of these vignettes rather than a clear storyline all the way through. But this cast is doing an incredible job to tie it all together. It’s a show that you won’t want to miss.”
After taking a step back from acting professionally to participate in community theater performances, he has experienced a different side of the industry.
“A really fun part of that has been getting to do this work as a hobby instead of as a job,” he explained. “And that’s what community theater is all about. It’s about folks from the community coming together to put together this piece of art — it could be a banker, it could be a judge, it could be your neighbor that just happens to be in a play.”
The first performance will be 7:30 p.m. on Friday at James Fitzpatrick Auditorium, 512 Mountain Street. Click here for ticket information and showtimes.
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