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EDGE MAGAZINE
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by
Dan
Gregory
"CHATTING WITH CHAD"
No Longer Riding The Range in Dr. Quinn, Chad
Allen Enters Stage Left in The Ambitious *change at Babylon.
Chad
Allen: He's
got a lot of anger. He overdoses and dies in the middle of
an argument with his brother and now winds up a ghost onstage
with these two older gentlemen. So now we've set up a situation
with these ghosts that they have to help each other figure
out what they've left undone in their lives so that they can
move on. And in turn Eric comes to terms with the anger that
he's held over his brother and the abandonment issues he has.
It's about letting go and it's also--for everyone in the house
who's still living--it's about taking care of what we've got
to take care of while we still have a chance. There is something
in this show. The moments that are poignant and real human
are so real. And there are moments of just sheer outrageousness.
EDGE: What
about the guy you've pictured with on our cover?
Chad
Allen: That's
Timothy Di Pri. Tim plays my boyfriend in the show. He's a
phenomenal actor. Casting the show was a daunting task--11
cast members. In casting theatre in L.A. it's not always the
easiest thing. A lot of actors don't want to do [live theatre],
they're scared of doing it. And I And in a 11-member cast
you develop a really tight relationship with everybody. Tim's
straight so we get to harass him all the time. Its a very
mixed cast but everybody plays gay character so it's fun.
We're having so much fun.
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EDGE: I saw you
last year in Scooter Thomas.
Chad
Allen: I'm very proud of that
show. Of the work in it. It seems to me like maybe small theatre
is picking up. Maybe it's because of my involvement, but people
kind of know theatres now. That's neat. It's interesting because
I was having this conversation the other day and I think even
in New York and on Broadway it's interesting to see where
theatre is going. Something's got to happen--almost like the
explosion of the independent film market to sort of incite
new-found interest in the younger generation coming to theatre--or
it's going to die.
EDGE:
What do you think about the cancellation of Dr. Quinn?
Chad
Allen: I
was surprised only because by the time May came around when
they announced [that it would not be renewed], we had been
told in such a strong manner that it was so sure that we were
going to do another year that I was just planning on it. When
we shut down. I wasn't so sure that I was wanting to come
back. On six years--which is a lot of work--in a remote location
with a lot of dirt. But over the course of our hiatus, everybody
had been planning on it. They'd been writing scripts and stuff.
So it was just a surprise. Obviously, the show had a huge
following and a great reputation. But overall. I didn't cry
over it. It's been real good to me. I'll miss the people most
of all. Jane [Seymour] and I still have a great relationship.
Joe [Lando] and I do to. I'm going over to see his baby here
soon. I'll miss the people. It was a fun part for me. I had
a great damn time
EDGE:
I heard they may do a TV-movie to wrap it up.
Chad
Allen: There's
been a lot of rumors. A lot of rumors about other networks,
and movies, and I even heard a feature film. I know that Jane
Seymour loves doing this show. But right now there's nothing
planned. I miss riding horses. I'll tell you that much.
EDGE:
Did
you know how to ride one when you started the show?
Chad
Allen: My
brother used to ride in the rodeo circuit. And when I was
a kid and I was at his house, we used to ride and I was the
little kid with the cattle prod to get cows in the chute.
I loved it. I loved being on the ranch. Oh loved everything
about it. I always wanted to be a cowboy. So when I got Dr.
Quinn it was kind of like, "Oh, I get to be a cowboy, for
real now." For me it's real. I learned a lot more about riding,
I'll tell you that. We had real cowboys out there that taught
us everything. I learned to rope steer. It was great. I'd
go out on the weekends and just ride out at the ranch.
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