For an actor with a small role, the time waiting backstage is a sweet agony — you know you’ll have your seconds in the sun, but most of the time you’re backstage, killing time and being quiet. Rick Miller was performing as a murderer in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” almost a decade ago, a tiny role that included considerable backstage time, which he used thinking up ways to torment the principals in the company. His most effective bit was doing lines from “Macbeth” as Homer Simpson. This not only drew big laughs from the cast, but allowed him to bring famous lines down to Springfield size, with cracks such as, “Is this a doughnut I see before me?” Read More >>>
