![]() ![]() ![]() “I’m a bigger girl and I’d love to be Veronica someday.” ![]() What really warmed our hearts, though, were the overwhelming number of comments thanking our production for giving bigger girls the opportunity to see themselves in a role they wouldn’t normally be offered. Veronica may not have been one of the hot girls, but she was skinny and pretty.” “Why is Veronica not.the correct body type for her character?” “Why does the Veronica look like a Martha?” We expected the common YouTube comments that often degrade or belittle actors of a different portrayal than the script calls for. Inspired by this, we documented our rehearsal process as promotional pieces for Heathers, and as we started introducing costumes to the vlog and viewers became aware of who was playing Veronica, comments started rolling in. We’re big fans of the vlogs that produces in partnership with shows open on Broadway. But what if Veronica was also a fuller actress? ![]() The show we chose to experiment on? Heathers the Musical.Īs Chris Peterson mentioned in his article, Broadway Needs to Re-Think Their Size Issue, Martha Dunstock is often thought of for a fuller-figured actress. This company came about for a multitude of reasons, but one of the main reason was the idea of being cast non traditionally - based on talent rather than a defining physical characteristic. Last summer, my friends and I started a new theatre company called The Millennial Theatre Company. ![]()
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