James Edward Becton
Role:
Mandy in The Dance
Hometown:
Youngstown, NY
Current Residence:
Astoria, NY
When did you know you wanted to be an actor?
I knew at an early age of my interest in the arts. My mother once told me, that I told her, that I wanted to be an actor thereby allowing me to be everything that I had ever wanted to be in life.
What attracted you to Re-Works: The Fabulous 80s?
I was invited to portray the role script unseen.
One guilty pleasure:
Bourbon
If you could get anyone to see the show, dead or alive, who would it be and why?
Helene Mirren b/c she is a fierce ass broad.
Don't miss Re-Works: The Fabulous 80s, part of MTWorks' BENEFIT WEEK, September 10-14, 2014 at The Theater at the 14th Street Y.
To learn more visit www.mtworks.org/reworksfabulous80s
James Edward Becton is a graduate of Niagara University and product of Stella Adler, is beyond honored to breathe life into this fierce diva. James Edwards' experience in acting is as diverse as it is eclectic. He has been honored to breathe life into such characters as Edmund in King Lear with Trazana Beverley, Viscount Goring in An Ideal Husband, Cherea in Caligula, The Gentleman Caller in The Glass Menagerie, and Miss Roj/The Kid in The Colored Museum. Other roles range from Luke in On the Waterfront to Ross in Macbeth, from Sebastian in Twelfth Night to Essex Hemphill in Passing Ceremonies. Keep an eye out for James Edward in Sandy Garfunkel's "Out of the Ash" which is traveling the Indie Circuit NOW. He would like to thank The Beautiful for the unrelenting support. Cheers