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Saturday, March 25, 2006 12:00 AM

Confessions of a utility actor

I'm not a star. I'm not even a "name." I'm just a workaday actor trying to make a living. And after 20 years of waiting for that big break, I'm ready to move on.
By Peter Birkenhead

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  • Saturday, March 25, 2006 09:20 AM

    Re: Birkenhead and "American Tragedy"

    Can we spell "Captiluation?"

    Evidently not. Loved the rant, though.

    Oh, and Birkenhead, I'm sure you know this even if your compatriots on the coasts couldn't identify Lake Michigan on a map, but Chicago is a great city fully of wonderful people who really do mean what they say, with a fantastic theatre culture and a lot less glitter and artificiality than either LA or New York. I'll bet you'd be happy there.

    As for me, I'm absolutely sure now that if I die without ever having been to Los Angeles, I won't have missed much.

    —Marianna Trench Read Marianna Trench's other letters

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