Company Interviews: Sochi Fried as Isabella
We asked Sochi Fried, who plays Isabella in our production of Measure for Measure, a few questions about herself, the play, and her character...
Sochi Fried as Isabella. Photo by Kyle Purcell.
Have you been in a production of Measure for Measure before?
I am a true Measure for Measure virgin, never been in a production, never seen one.
What might people be interested to know about your take on your character?
The discoveries about Isabella never cease. Right now, I’m exploring how she struggles with the ways the events of the play test her. She has a real dream and is actively becoming the person she wants to be: an emissary of God who has made vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity, who will help save this corrupt world through prayer. Throughout these nightmarish few days (the length of the play), she learns just how hard it is to be good and do good when actively engaging with world compared with withdrawing from life.
Over the course of the play, the rug keeps getting pulled out from underneath her. But, she is always fighting to get grounded again. I think she’s quite fierce.
What’s the best line in the play?
There are so many good lines and speeches in this play, but I think my favourite is Angelo’s:
"What’s this? What’s this? Is it her fault or mine?
The tempter, or the tempted, who sins most?
Ha!
Not she; nor doth she tempt. But it is I
That, lying by the violet in the sun,
Do as the carrion does, not as the flower,
Corrupt with virtuous season."
That whole soliloquy is brilliant.
If your character were at Junction City Music Hall, what drink would they order?
Milk.
What are you most excited for people to see in this production?
All the beautiful work from the entire cast. This is a strange, messy, irreverent, dark comedy. I’m excited to see how it lands with audiences.
I am a true Measure for Measure virgin, never been in a production, never seen one.
What might people be interested to know about your take on your character?
The discoveries about Isabella never cease. Right now, I’m exploring how she struggles with the ways the events of the play test her. She has a real dream and is actively becoming the person she wants to be: an emissary of God who has made vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity, who will help save this corrupt world through prayer. Throughout these nightmarish few days (the length of the play), she learns just how hard it is to be good and do good when actively engaging with world compared with withdrawing from life.
Over the course of the play, the rug keeps getting pulled out from underneath her. But, she is always fighting to get grounded again. I think she’s quite fierce.
What’s the best line in the play?
There are so many good lines and speeches in this play, but I think my favourite is Angelo’s:
"What’s this? What’s this? Is it her fault or mine?
The tempter, or the tempted, who sins most?
Ha!
Not she; nor doth she tempt. But it is I
That, lying by the violet in the sun,
Do as the carrion does, not as the flower,
Corrupt with virtuous season."
That whole soliloquy is brilliant.
If your character were at Junction City Music Hall, what drink would they order?
Milk.
What are you most excited for people to see in this production?
All the beautiful work from the entire cast. This is a strange, messy, irreverent, dark comedy. I’m excited to see how it lands with audiences.
