5 Questions for Bill Pace

Photo by Hillary Bradley

1. What is your role in South?

My official title is "director", but I also like air traffic controller because I see an important part of my job being that everything on-stage flies clearly, cleanly and beautifully ... while also making sure there are no mid-air collisions.

2. What is the show about?
For me, SOUTH is learning that finding the truth about yourself goes beyond just locating who gave birth to you.

And that you can't trust over-caffeinated monks.

Or stinky ship cooks.

But you can trust cannibal lesbians!

3. What music have you listened to in the past week?
Oh man ... if I tell you, I could be banned from this musical! Oh well, here goes:

Street Sweeper
Nashville Pussy
K'naan
Nine Inch Nails
The Vacation
Supersuckers
Bon Iver
LA Guns
The New Pornographers
The Toxic Avenger Musical (seriously!)
Devi
The Donnas
Jay Rock
Heartless Bastards
Cracker
Mad Science Fair
Oh, and some guy named Carmen Borgia.

4. What other gigs do you have going on lately?
Too many!!

Screenwriter
Screenwriting & Filmmaking teacher at New School
Program Advisor for New School
Screenwriting consultant
Videographer
Running Open Caption screens for deaf groups at theaters

5. Who is your hero and why?
Hmmm ... right now I'd have to say Pres. Obama. First off, just the fact that we have an African-American president with an Arabic name is just amazing beyond belief! But beyond that, he was asked not to run yet, to wait and let Hillary have her turn while he gained more experience in the senate, but he wanted the presidency, went for it and made it happen, all while doing so in a very classy manner. On top of that, he said he represented change and since getting in office he is proving himself to be just that.

And the fact that he's a fellow Illinoisan don't hurt either!

5a. You may change the questions.
What about the answers?

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