The MST Q&A: Oh, the Places We'll Go!

Fans of Main Street Theater are very familiar with Set and Properties Designer Liz Freese. Last season she created the world of Willy Wonka for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and took us to an English country manor (past and present) for Arcadia (pictured left).

This season, Liz is working for us on back to back projects! In October she took us uptown for the set of BREAKFAST AT EIGHT, and now she is giving us a whimsical look at Paris, France for MADELINE'S CHRISTMAS! Let's learn a bit more about Liz as she fills out the MST Q&A...

Full given name: Elizabeth Kathleen Freese

Hometown: Houston

Zodiac sign: Aquarius

What inspired you while preparing for this production?
For Breakfast at Eight: West U architecture and lots of interior design magazines. Yeah for decorating!

The Set for Breakfast at Eight

First Houston show ever saw: Hmmmm... Lucia at Houston Grand Opera

Current show you have been recommending to friends: Peter Grimes at HGO

Favorite post-show meal: Amy's Ice Cream or Coco's Crepes

Favorite show tune: Children will Listen- Stephen Sondheim "Into the Woods"

Performer you would drop everything to go see: Steve Bono

MAC or PC? I'm bilingual and have both a Mac and PC laptop.

Most played song on your iPod: Amazin Blue (a capella group) CD

Last book you read: "What to Expect when you are Expecting"

Must-see TV show: ... don't really watch TV. I like House. Ever catch all the Sherlock Homes comparisons?

Last good movie you saw: see below

Pop culture guilty pleasure: pop culture illiterate.

Favorite board game: Apples to Apples

Favorite cereal: I'm a peanut butter on toast morning person

Most “happy mistake” on a production: For Madeline's Christmas: A black light is used for effects and scene changes during the show. When on, it makes the windows on the back drop look like they "light up" from the inside. Very cool!

Set Model for Madeline's Christmas

Worst job you ever had: Selling chocolate at Arsenal soccer games in London.

We won't be seeing Liz for a while because she is having a baby this spring, but one thing we all want to know: How long before that kid can hold a paint brush!?

And that's the word on the street