About the Green Room

In theatre, the green room is where performers wait to go on stage - its energy consists of excitement, nervousness, anticipation, joy, fear, and any number of things to explain the 'green' - from nausea to envy. Since 2005, this green room has been updated weekly and gives a behind-the-scenes look at the profession - the auditions, the castings, the rejections; the gigs that fail and the gigs that fly.

Leigha Horton
(photo: Craig VanDerSchaegen)

Leigha Horton is a professional actress residing in Minneapolis, MN and a member of SAG-AFTRA, having joined the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) in 2010 and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) in 2008. For voice and on-camera booking information, please contact Wehmann Talent Agency. For non-union stage booking information, please contact me directly. Headshot, resume, and voice-over demo can be downloaded at www.leighahorton.com.


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August 7, 2011

Minnesota Middle Finger

Filed under: Fringe 2011,stage — Leigha @ 12:26 pm

My love for the Minnesota Fringe Festival runs deep. Unnaturally, gloriously deep. I’ve performed in every festival, save two, since 2000, and have written about it here since 2005 (save for a little, intended gap in 2009 coverage):

2000 – The Last Cherry Pit, Ministry of Cultural Warfare (MoCW)
2001 – Into the Acid Fountain (The Federico Fellini Variety Hour), MoCW
2002 – Slaughter House Warming, MoCW
2003 – Industrials, MoCW
2004 – In Defense of Sin (My Friends’ Best Stories), MoCW
2005 – served as The Voice of the Fringe for the official Fringe Festival podcasts (this also happens to be what launched my professional voice-over career, so I think this means I owe the Fringe my firstborn or something.  I can’t remember.  I’ll have to go back and check the paperwork).
2006 – The Unbearable Lightness of Being American, MoCW
2007 – The Tyranny of God’s Love, MoCW (appeared onstage via video, as was touring another show at the time)
2008 – blogged my brains out in exchange for a Fringe Press Pass
2009 – (just watched, and didn’t want to talk about it)
2010 – See You Next Tuesday, Walking Shadow Theatre Company

It is now a joy and a pleasure to add 2011 to the list:

2011 – Minnesota Middle Finger, Ben San Del

Leigha Horton. photo: Craig VanDerSchaegen

Tim Hellendrung, John Middleton, and I opened Ben San Del’s Minnesota Middle Finger last night to a sold-out house, robust laughter, and excellent reviews. It’s been such an honor to work with these delightful guys, and I cannot wait to see how the rest of the run plays out. Do come!

Sat., Aug. 6, 8:30 pm
Sun., Aug. 7, 5:30 pm
Thur., Aug. 11, 10 pm
Fri., Aug. 12, 4 pm
Sat., Aug. 13, 7:30 pm

John Middleton, Leigha Horton, Tim Hellendrung. photo: Craig VanDerSchaegen

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