How Katie Finneran developed her Tony-nominated performance in Promises, Promises

Welcome to Building Character, TDF STAGES´ ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles.

Two scenes. That’s all the time Katie Finneran has to make Sean Hayes’ Chuck Baxter fall in love (or at least in lust) with her character Marge MacDougall, the boozy, brassy brunette who stumbles into Chuck’s arms (and ultimately his apartment) during the second act of Promises, Promises. Coupled with a part that, as written by Neil Simon, is open to a wide variety of character interpretations, those time constraints make for quite a few acting challenges.

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