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Exclusive Interview: Kylie Wieand (Pearl) of Bloomfield Players' 'The Spongebob Musical' · The BSB Podcast

• 0:08
  Yeah, thank you for having me.
• 0:11
  How has the rehearsal process for Spongebob the musical been so far?
• 0:15
  It's honestly, it's been a roller coaster.
• 0:20
  We started like December, I think, and then we had two weeks off.
• 0:26
  So we had like a little bit of time to rehearse and then we two weeks off and then we jumped right back into it.
• 0:32
  And so it's been fun, like getting the process from start to finish.
• 0:38
  Well, almost finished for what?
• 0:40
  Three days?
• 0:41
  and it's gonna come together perfectly.
• 0:46
  So were you familiar with SpongeBob prior to being cast in it?
• 0:53
  Not the show.
• 0:54
  I had no clue like what happened.
• 0:58
  I know spongebob But I was like, I don't know the story of this show.
• 1:02
  I don't know what's gonna happen
• 1:07
  I mean, so you grew up watching SpongeBob.
• 1:10
  Yeah, I would like see it and I was like, okay, that's funny, you know.
• 1:16
  Right.
• 1:17
  So those who maybe aren't familiar with the show, like you said, you weren't familiar with the show.
• 1:20
  I wasn't familiar with the show.
• 1:23
  What is the story of SpongeBob the musical?
• 1:26
  And then how who are you playing and how does that character factor into the story?
• 1:31
  Okay, so I play Pearl Krabs.
• 1:34
  So I am Eugene, Mr.
• 1:35
  Krabs' daughter.
• 1:38
  Our cheerleader, we love her.
• 1:40
  We're taking a little bit of a different take on her on this show.
• 1:46
  So she'll be fun.
• 1:50
  But the story of SpongeBob, so we follow SpongeBob.
• 1:54
  Bikini bottom, everything is perfect for him.
• 1:57
  Well, all of a sudden, like...
• 2:01
  There's a rumble rumble rumble and this huge mountain is going to erupt Mount Humongous.
• 2:08
  So Spongebob has to find a way to make it safe for everyone.
• 2:15
  you know, there's like Sandy helps him, Patrick helps him along the way, like get to the end and save everyone.
• 2:22
  There is a happy ending spoiler.
• 2:23
  then
• 2:26
  love a happy ending.
• 2:31
  As far as how I play into it a little bit, so, you know, they have to buy this pod, if you will, to escape.
• 2:41
  That's Plankton's idea.
• 2:45
  Well, there's no money for it, so Pearl's like, we can have a concert with her favorite band.
• 2:55
  So she's like, getting her favorite band to come and play and...
• 3:00
  She's like trying to get in the band and I don't want to give away everything.
• 3:06
  She's just like, she inserts her ideas, let's just say that, and she gets her ways.
• 3:13
  Somehow, at the end of the day.
• 3:15
  all of this happening while a volcano is getting ready to explode.
• 3:19
  literally over bikini bottom
• 3:23
  As I was talking with Elijah earlier about this, that seems kind of dark for such a hilarious show.
• 3:30
  Right?
• 3:32
  How does SpongeBob the musical balance the tones?
• 3:35
  So I think it's like there is a deeper, serious meaning to it, but everything is so silly.
• 3:43
  Like, it's SpongeBob.
• 3:45
  It's silly, it's a joke.
• 3:47
  Like, a yellow sponge is gonna save us, are you kidding me?
• 3:52
  So I think it's just like, there is a deeper meaning to it if you really look into it, but everything is so silly and everything is so lighthearted.
• 4:01
  So I think the silliness just like...
• 4:04
  stuffs the serious down.
• 4:08
  So this music is very eclectic.
• 4:11
  There's a lot of different artists who came into making this music and to developing it.
• 4:16
  How do you feel like the music enhances the story of SpongeBob the musical and the adventures that he goes on with his friends?
• 4:21
  So obviously I didn't know the show when I auditioned for it.
• 4:25
  And I didn't know that it was made by a bunch of different people.
• 4:30
  Like each song is created or helped created by someone new.
• 4:37
  So there's like, Brendan Urie, there's so many more, I can't think of any right now.
• 4:45
  But there's a lot, so there's a bunch of different like.
• 4:50
  just different tastes and flavors to it.
• 4:55
  So I think you get to go on this journey of like, like that's fun.
• 5:00
  Like there's some rock songs in there, but there was also some like hip hop and it's just really fun.
• 5:06
  It's like each character has their own genre and I love that.
• 5:10
  What's the genre of Pearl if you can tell me
• 5:14
  She is very like...
• 5:17
  alternative rock, I guess, like pop.
• 5:22
  She just wants to sing.
• 5:23
  She just wants to sing.
• 5:26
  very much like Kylie.
• 5:28
  I know, I'm like, if there was not a perfect character, like, that's literally me.
• 5:33
  So for those who are watching this, Kylie and I are friends.
• 5:38
  And she sings wherever she goes.
• 5:41
  And it's beautiful all the time.
• 5:43
  But like, so it makes sense that you'd be playing a character that just wants to sing and be engaged in the art.
• 5:49
  wants to be validated, like that's me.
• 5:52
  Okay.
• 5:54
  Um, not the validation part, but you, you, you get such a joy out of singing and out of, out of adding your voice to something special.
• 6:02
  You know, we got to see you in Beauty and the beast.
• 6:05
  Um, and we're going to get to see you in shows coming up too.
• 6:08
  I don't know if we're not yet, so I'm not going to say it, um, okay.
• 6:13
  You're going to be in Seussical the musical.
• 6:15
  am, Seussical .
• 6:16
  So, I mean, there's a part of you that does love, not the validation maybe, but the performing and being a part of something bigger.
• 6:24
  And so like that is part of you that's in Pearl.
• 6:26
  Yeah, I love that.
• 6:29
  has this role challenged you as an actor?
• 6:33
  so typically Pearl is a teenager.
• 6:38
  I'm not a teenager.
• 6:42
  So I think just like allowing my silly playful side to come out a little bit more.
• 6:50
  I'm like, but dad!
• 6:53
  Just allowing that version to come out of me a little bit more and not being so serious about it.
• 6:59
  Like this is not a serious show.
• 7:01
  I can be silly and fun and just smile.
• 7:06
  So I that's been the hardest part for Pearl.
• 7:11
  Okay.
• 7:13
  What's been the highlight of your time on this production?
• 7:16
  meeting all these lovely people.
• 7:19
  Okay.
• 7:23
  You always make friends when you do a show, but I'm like rekindling friendships from like old shows with other people and I'm like meeting new people and so I think that's the
• 7:37
  biggest part about community theater is just the friendships that you create along the way.
• 7:44
  Okay, I love that.
• 7:47
  How do you get into the mindset of Pearl?
• 7:50
  Like, what do you have to do?
• 7:50
  Do you have to do anything specific?
• 7:53
  Honestly, I watch TikTok.
• 7:57
  I watch, like, Get Ready With Me's because I feel like that's Pearl.
• 8:05
  Like, she is younger, she is...
• 8:10
  She just wants to sing.
• 8:11
  Like, she doesn't have a care in the world.
• 8:12
  She wants to go shopping.
• 8:13
  That's what she wants to do.
• 8:15
  She wants to go shopping.
• 8:17
  And so I'll scroll, like, just mindlessly for a little bit.
• 8:22
  I don't know if I do anything else crazy.
• 8:25
  I get a little bit of an attitude.
• 8:27
  Just, like, bring her out, and then I step her back down.
• 8:30
  Right, you gotta pull it out a little bit and then boom, you know?
• 8:34
  there.
• 8:34
  She's just a little hint of her, you know, a little bit.
• 8:40
  So have you got to try on the costume yet?
• 8:41
  I know you're like days away, so.
• 8:43
  I have, um, it is crazy.
• 8:51
  It's very colorful.
• 8:55
  Um, I don't know if I can give you everything.
• 8:58
  Like, it's colorful.
• 9:00
  It has my favorite color.
• 9:03
  It's sparkly.
• 9:04
  It's fun.
• 9:05
  What was that like putting that on for the first time?
• 9:08
  It wasn't what I expected, so I've seen pictures of what Pearl wore for the Broadway shows.
• 9:19
  And when I first put mine on, I was like, is this who I am?
• 9:22
  was like, do I just want to wear this every day?
• 9:27
  I'm so excited to see you in it, because I just know you're...
• 9:30
  That's like becoming part of that character, know?
• 9:32
  Like slipping into their skin.
• 9:34
  It's like there's a hair piece, there's rhinestones.
• 9:39
  She's fun.
• 9:41
  I love that.
• 9:42
  love that.
• 9:44
  What themes from Spongebob the musical resonate the most with you?
• 9:53
  I mean the first one I can think of is friendship.
• 9:58
  there's this song called BFF, Best Friends Forever.
• 10:05
  I love my friends deeply.
• 10:10
  Yeah.
• 10:11
  Okay.
• 10:15
  I love that.
• 10:15
  I'm like, that's, well you probably hear my dog at this point, sorry.
• 10:19
  It's okay, you're good.
• 10:22
  So friendship.
• 10:23
  the friendships that you make along the way and yeah, I think that's a bigger part of the story is friendship and how you can go and you can fight but you can always come back
• 10:36
  together too.
• 10:39
  Okay, okay.
• 10:41
  Final question for you is, what are you hoping audiences take away from this musical?
• 10:48
  to not take life so serious.
• 10:51
  Like, yeah, there can be some pretty serious things going on in your personal life, but you'll always have your friends and you'll always have your family.
• 11:02
  Like, know, Eugene Krabs is my father.
• 11:04
  You'll always have your friends, you'll always have your family, and you can always just look at the sky or look at the sun and just, it'll be fine.
• 11:13
  Everything's gonna be fine, I promise.
• 11:16
  Everything is going to be fine.
• 11:17
  While it's another water show, it just keeps swimming.
• 11:21
  There's always positives to life.
• 11:23
  Just keep swimming.
• 11:26
  Exactly.
• 11:28
  Thank you so much for your time today, Kylie.
• 11:30
  It's always a pleasure talking and hanging out with you.
• 11:33
  Thank you so much, I appreciate you.
• 11:36
  SpongeBob the musical runs from March 7th through the 16th at the Bloomfield Players Community Theater.
• 11:41
  So get your tickets now and we'll see you there.
• 11:44
  Bye.