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True Blood’s Rutina Wesley On Tara’s Future

Will Tara Make It To Season 5?

Rutina Wesley HBO promo season 4Season 4 of True Blood certainly ended with a bang, and if anyone knows about that it’s Tara Thornton. Of all the drama she has gone through on the show, being shot in the head is certainly the worst thing that has happened to her yet. In an interview with W Magazine, Rutina Wesley reveals that not even she knows if Tara will survive. She spoke of Tara’s future saying:

“What’s happening to my character? Am I alive or am I dead? So it’s a very scary place to be in, but it’s awesome.”

Wesley reminisces about some of her more interesting times on the show and how that compares to what she’s currently doing. Wesley is currently starring in a play at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York called, “The Submission.” In the dramatic play, Wesley stars as an actress hired by a playwright to take the credit for his latest, controversial play.

In the play Wesley has a few very intense scenes, though they are nothing like what she went through on True Blood. She compared the experiences, stating:

“They’re both hard in their own ways. I think they’re both degrading, but I think in a play like this, seven shows a week, it’s a lot harder. Because I’m doing it every day. Whereas that was just a day’s worth of shooting. We may do more than one take, but once it’s done, it’s done, it’s in the can. But I have to go through this every night.”

You can read the full story here. If you’re in the area be sure to check out the play and let us know what you think!

Source: W Magazine – Five Minutes with Rutina Wesley

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Video: Rutina Wesley’s New Play “The Submission”

True Blood Star Hits Broadway:

Cast of Rutina Wesley's new play, Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton on HBO’s True Blood) is appearing on Broadway. The play is called “The Submission” and it deals with ownership of stories and how words and names that people use can affect others. It premiered at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on September 27.

The story revolves around a white, male playwright (played by Jonathan Groff) who writes a play and pretends that it is written by an African-American woman.

The play is written by Jeff Talbott and stars not only Rutina but Glee‘s Jonathan Groff. Other cast members include Will Rogers and Eddie Kaye Thomas.

Make sure you check out the full Beyond Broadway interview below:

Sources: YouTube – Beyond Broadway: “The Submission”with Jonathan Groff (“Glee”) & Rutina Wesley (“True Blood”)

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PlayBill.com – A Look Inside Off-Broadway’s The Submission, Starring Jonathan Groff and Rutina Wesley (Video)

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True Blood’s Rutina Wesley in “The Submission”

Tara Thornton on Broadway?

Rutina Wesley as Tara ThorntonWhile HBO’s True Blood is on hiatus, one of Bon Temps’ habitants is currently taking part in a production put on by the off-Broadway theater company, MCC. Rutina Wesley, who plays Tara Thornton, is currently acting in a play titled The Submission.”

Wesley acts alongside Jonathan Groff, Eddie Kaye Thomas and Will Rogers. The plot of the play is simple yet complicated simultaneously. Sick of rejection, a playwright by the name of Danny Larson seems to think he has written a winner except there is a small quirk. The play is a drama about a black family in the projects and Danny, who is a white, gay writer, doesn’t believe his play will get much attention thanks to his identity.

In order to hide the truth of his identity, Danny hires Emilie to act as a black, female screenwriter after the play gets selected by an esteemed festival. A debate erupts about black bigotry vs. gay bigotry. Sounds like a play the residents of Bon Temps would see, don’t you think?

Source Credit: ny1 – Theater Review: “The Submission”

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