We looked long and hard to find the right actress to play Polly, the third Spider Baby. I think I made enemies of most of the brown-eyed petite actresses in Austin, but for this character I was looking for something very specific and couldn’t find it. As soon as Adriene Mishler read for the role, I knew we had found her.
I don’t have time to do a full write-up on her right know, but here’s some background information from a December 2007 Austin Chronicle article:
Particularly exciting and meaningful for Mishler, who was born into the Austin theatre community. Her mother, Melba Martinez, was the longtime artistic director of the Mary Moody Northen Theatre at St. Edward’s University. “My playpen was in the theatre. I made tents in the greenroom. Brought a sack lunch during the summer to summer stock. Anytime a child was needed in the chorus or anything like that, I was in there. My mom would put me in the shows just so I could be around her and so she could keep an eye on me.”
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Well, small world… Congrats, Adriene!