What is the biggest difference in your characters’ personalities? Violet is shy, Daisy is not. Violet wants to live a
“normal” life, have a husband and children and settle down. Daisy wants to be famous. What has been the most challenging part about being at- tached to each other through rehearsals? Trying to learn new choreography while staying
SIDE SHOW BEGIN AT 3-D THEATRICALS!
STEP RIGHT UP AND LET THE
by tony reverditto
Side Show is the unsentimental, honest tale that started out at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego and became a hit on Broadway. It’s the true story about Daisy and Violet Hilton, two of the most scandalous and dramatic, con- joined twins in modern history. Set against the spectacle of fame and the scrutiny of the spotlight, the two innocents rise from the grim circus world of the freak sideshow, to stardom and the glamour of Hollywood—while at the same time, search for normality, love and acceptance. Jeanette Dawson plays Violet Hilton, whose credits include Ragtime, the
Ovation-winning production of Parade and Into the Woods at 3-D Theatricals. She sings at the Disneyland Resort with Westbeat, during holiday seasons and has performed at Universal Studios, The Crystal Cathedral and on TV’sCriminal Minds. Afton Quast, plays the other half of the conjoined twins, Daisy Hilton. Her the-
ater credits include,Don’t Dress for Dinner, Guys and Dolls, Macbeth, The Spitfire Grill and Amadeus. She portrays the voice of Jenna Darabond in the hit online series MPGiS and appears on the Second City main stage inTMI Hollywood. The Rage Monthly caught up with the two actors portraying the conjoined Hilton twins, to get their synchronized take on the duality of it all.
JEANETTE DAWSON AS “VIOLET” How are you similar to your conjoined twin co-star? We’re both artistic and creative. We both love Pilates, the beach and both have
February birthdays. We each love our co-star and enjoy hanging out. We’ve been close friends for about eleven years now and actually got our first tattoos together about ten years ago! Oh… and we look alike.
connected. In your opinion, what is the ultimate message of the play? It doesn’t matter what anyone looks like on the outside, it’s what’s inside that’s important. We are all special and unique in our own ways. We should all treat each other with respect and love. No matter how betrayed you feel by the world, there’s always someone there for you that has your back. In the twins’ case, it’s each other.
jeanette
AFTON QUAST AS “DAISY” How are you similar to your conjoined twin co-star? The biggest similarity is that Jeanette and I have an openness to try anything. I can tell Jeanette anything and we have the same sense of humor. We both love ice cream... and that’s very important in a long-term friendship. What is the biggest difference in your characters’ personalities? The way they search for love. Daisy is outgoing and
afton Side Show
runs from Saturday, April 25 through Sunday, May
10 at Plummer Auditorium, 201 East Chapman Avenue in Fullerton. For tickets
and more information, call 714.589.2770 or go to
3dtshows.com.
Violet is shy, but, there’s so much more to it than that. My character Daisy, thinks that if she can stand out in a crowd by being famous, she will attract the love and respect she longs for. Violet is just like a normal woman, with a husband and family, where she finds the love and belonging she desires. What has been the most challenging part about being at- tached to each other through rehearsals? We have known each other for years and she’s like another sister to me. But, the most challenging fact, is that you can’t just rely on yourself to do the work and be good. You are literally part of a team. You re- ally have to trust the person and let go of control. Oh, and the dancing, while attached by the hip is just as hard as it looks! In your opinion, what is the ultimate message of the play? To take a long hard look at ourselves before judg-
ing another person; we are all “freaks.” These girls can never break away from the sideshow, no matter what kind of fame they hope to achieve. It’s a beautiful message to love yourself and others for who they truly are and to think before you judge.
APRIL 2015 | RAGE monthly 49
photography by 3-d theatricals
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