Brittany Davenport (left) as Geneva Lee Browne, with Grace Muawad, Taylor Alfano and Amy Lauter |
In The 1940s Radio Hour, Brittany Davenport is living the dream. Brittany plays Geneva Lee Browne, who
she describes as “a beautiful, high-class black singer. On a personality level, Geneva is
basically everything I'm not.
She's loud, brassy, egotistical, flavorful, and self-assured to the
point of being carefree. She says
anything and everything that she has on her mind and has no filter. She's a star, and knows it, and wants
everyone else to know it as well.” As Geneva, Brittany offers soulful performances in Rose of the Rio Grande and I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good).
It’s not easy playing her
opposite, but as Brittany says, “I love her attitude. I know that's a weird thing to say, but I'm such a reserved
person that playing Geneva gives me an avenue to do things that I would NEVER
do myself. I also love her
confidence. Geneva may be overly confident,
but at least she knows her worth.
Being so stiff, shy, and conscientious myself, playing a character that
is my polar opposite really is exhilarating! In some ways, I'd even say Geneva Lee Browne is my fantasy.” Brittany has been heavily involved in
music since she was a young child: “I’ve been singing ever since I was able to
open my mouth, and wrote my first song at 9. I started playing saxophone when I was 10, guitar when I was
13, and picked up a little bit of piano at 15. I was in a band in high school, and have continued to
song-write all the way up to the present time. Music has always been a large
part of my life.”
While Geneva is a self-assured
star, Brittany is a perfectionist.
As she says, “These concepts really do collide, and the hardest part
about playing her is getting out of my own head and just letting Geneva come
out. Brittany might be worried
about doing everything perfectly and analyzing every situation, but Geneva is
fabulous and knows anything she does will be so!” Brittany loves the jazzy music of the 40's and also enjoys
how the 1940’s singers, “even in times of strife, were able to use what
resources they had to still look put together and glamorous!”
1940s is Brittany’s
Barn debut. She participated in
theatre at Ann Arbor Huron High School and the University of Indianapolis. Her favorite productions include Anything Goes, Wit, Dogg’s Hamlet Cahoots
Macbeth, Family Names, and Into the
Woods.
The 1940s Radio Hour runs through December 22nd. Reserved seats for this musical comedy
sponsored by Weinstein Jewelers are available now at www.farmingtonplayers.org
or at the box office (248) 553-2955.
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