Interview with Anne

It felt strange to interview Ginger while ignoring her sister, who happens to be one of my best friends. So, the day following my interview, I called Anne up for an interview of her own. Hey, we’re in lock down, things are bound to get weird.  Freckles, beautiful eyes, and fiery red hair – there’s no question, my BFF is also a stunner.  Now, I know this introduction is going to have her blushing and saying “Don’t write that!”, but she’s not here to erase it on me, so I’m going to leave it as is.  After all, it’s true.

Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  Let’s start of easy…is this weird?

Anne:  Yes!  But then again, weird is a relative term – John Oliver is doing his show from his home, without pants, so weirdness is just sort of … normal now.  Besides, this could be weird in a good way. 

Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  Fair enough.  You are wearing pants, right?

Anne:  I plead the fifth (laughs).  Next question, please.

Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  As I said to your sister, totally jealous of your hair color.  Why is it that you never became a model yourself? 

Anne:  Are you kidding?  Even having a nutritionist telling me to lay off the carbs and a personal trainer encouraging me to do one more squat would have me stressed out.  I don’t know how Ginger does it, and that’s just behind the scenes!  All those people taking my picture, face plastered all over the place, having a designer yell at me for being “too fat” because they sewed clothes no one could fit into (true story, though Ginger refuses to say which designer it was) – hard pass!

Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  Fair enough.  You do know I’m going to run this with tons of pictures of you when it goes live on the blog, right? Including the one you copied from your sister’s post?

Anne:  I figured, and yeah I’m cringing, but how many readers do you really have? 

Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  Do you really want to know?  I can give you an average for the year if you’d like.

Anne:  (long pause) No, if it’s anything over ten people I’m going to be horrified.

Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  Don’t think about it.  Tactic switch.  How do you feel seeing Ginger’s face in magazines and advertisements?

Anne:  At first, it was surreal.  Sometimes it doesn’t look like her because it’s too edited, but it’s pretty neat.  I never have to wonder if a color would look good with my hair, either, if I’ve seen her wearing it first.  She actually modelled a dress that I ordered for myself recently and I just love it, waiting on alterations because Ginger’s been taller than me since she was 13!  It was kinda cool having a rough approximation of what it might look like on me, though.

Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  Seems as you’re not modelling, how do you bring home the bacon?

Anne:  At the moment, with the world turned upside down, I’m not doing anything at all.  Normally I work at the Copenhagen Royal Theater – mostly set design, a few costume/hair touch-ups, and lighting.

Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  Have you ever met anyone famous?

Anne:  Yes, but a lady never tells whose dressing room was the messiest. 

Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  What was your favorite performance put on at the theater?

Anne:  Phantom of the Opera, hands down.  Every few years there’s a revival and they’re always wonderful, even if the critics don’t agree with me every time.  But then again they’re critics, it’s their job to be critical, right?

Eve/PlasticalllyPerfect:  I suppose it is.  Do you have any advice for people trying to break into the theater business? 

Anne:  Oh, absolutely.  First off, there is no “I” in the theater team – you’re all in this together, and your job is to put on not just any old show, but the best show possible, and it’s every single night you’re competing with yourself.  Some people act, others sing, but hair, wardrobe, makeup, lighting, and set all play important roles, too.  If at all possible, learn to sew and pay attention to the veterans, also never forget your JIC pouch.
 
Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  Your JIC pouch?

Anne:  Your “Just in Case” pouch – it’s an emergency bag of sorts.  You’ve got bottled water, band aids, tape, needle and thread, duct tape, and so on.  I can’t tell you how many times my JIC pouch has saved my butt in a pinch and yes, the show must go on.  

Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  It sounds like you’re prepared for just about anything.

Anne:  (laughs) I try to be, but I think this interview caught me off guard a little.  Maybe next time I’ll try the duct tape.

Eve/PlasticallyPerfect:  Sounds ominous.  Thanks for spending a bit of the afternoon with me, on the record.

Anne:  You know you’re mental, right?  Hugs from afar.