Emily Nash: musical director
If you were to perform in the circus, what would you do?
I can touch all my fingers to my wrist (of the same hand), so maybe that? What an exciting act that would be, eh??!
If you were a kitchen appliance-- what would you be?
Hmmm either a potato masher, mainly just for appearances, or a whisk, because I like the word whisk if you emphasize the "wh" a lot.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Great." I always say it. Both in writing and aloud I just can't help it, and I even stretch it out sometimes, and then I notice and get annoyed with myself but I still can't stop.
Name three things you really like to do.
1. Be a stereotypical lover of French things and eat cheese and drink wine.
2. Explore new places with friends.
3. Definitely not singing, oh man do I dislike singing.
What is your favorite kind of pie?
Peach pie. But my family thinks it's apple so every time we're at a restaurant and it's on the menu they'll say "Oh I know what Emily wants!!" alluding to the apple pie, but they're almost never right about that.
Megan Walsh: assistant musical director
How do you eat your Oreos?
Honestly, I drop about 5 of them in milk, crush them up, and eat them with a spoon. Try it. It's awesome.
If you were to perform in the circus, what would you do?
Beat boxing while singing show tunes on roller blades.
If you were a kitchen appliance-- what would you be?
A coffee pot, so I can put a little pep in your step.
Are you a collector of anything?
High heeled shoes that I always buy but never wear. Ah, the life of a tall girl.
Anything else you want people to know about you?
I don't know how to dougie, but I can crank that soulja boy.
Marissa Minkstein: business manager
How do you eat your Oreos?
With peanut butter!
If you were a kitchen appliance, which would you be?
Definitely one of those Magic Bullet things.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
I decided to consult my roommates and bffs on this one. Here it goes: Dude, Woof, Literally, ANIMAL, The Secret, Oh my shit, Taunt, Shiii, according to them, this list could go on forever....
Do you collect anything?
Hi, my name is Marissa and I'm a J. Crew-aholic.
Name three things that you really like to do.
Overuse phrases, make super-stoked faces in almost every picture I take, and play some serious Minkstein family Trivial Pursuit.
Faustyna Hariasz: publicist + tour coordinator
How do you like your eggs?
The crème-filled Cadbury kind.
If you were a kitchen appliance-- what would you be?
A corkscrew.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Also, Dude, and Yo. I'm secretly a bro.
Name three things you really like to do.
Fist bump, drink wine, and plan my wedding to Andrew Garfield.
What is your motto?
"If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't fuck them."
-John Waters
Caroline Perkins
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Xylophone", "cantakerous" and "slut". Sometimes used in a sentence as in "Will that cantankerous slut stop playing the xylophone! Some of us are trying to sleep!"
Do you collect anything?
Human tears.
Name three things that you really like to do.
Eat bacon, dance to MJ, and spoon Leatt (every night).
If you were to perform in the circus, what would you be?
Bearded lady.
Anything else?
I hate cats.
Leatt Gilboa
How do you eat your oreos?
Full-on chewing.
If you were to perform in the circus, what would you do?
Own the circus.
How do you like your eggs?
Properly chromosomed.
If you were a kitchen appliance-- what would you be?
An oven, because that's where the cakes are.
What is your favorite kind of pie?
Pizza. Then pumpkin. Pumpkin pizza.
yael Cypers
How do you eat your Oreos?
In large quantities
How do you like your eggs?
I don't like eggs.
If you were a kitchen appliance what would you be?
I would be one of those deluxe barbie kids cupcake makers because I never want to grow up.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Unfortunately, I overuse "like."
Name three things you really like to do.
Sleep, cook, facebook.
Kate McLennan
If you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be?
I would be a tea pot. I don't really know if that counts as an appliance, but that's what I'd be.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Well I mean like I guess so."
Are you a collector of anything?
I used to collect porcelain dolls but then they got really creepy and I couldn't really sleep with them in my room anymore because I would wake up in the middle of the night terrified. So... no.
Name three things you really like to do.
Playing with cats, eating chocolate, and reading. Because yes, I am in fact a crazy cat lady.
What is your motto?
Mistakes aren't always regrets.
Victoria McNally
How do you eat your Oreos?
Now I follow the standard twist, lick, dunk routine, but as a child I used to scrape all of the frosting off and then make it into a giant ball and eat it. In those days, the cookies were of no consequence.
How do you like your eggs?
Dyed.
What is your favorite kind of pie?
If you give me any kind of pie and there is no evidence that it was made with people meat, I will eat it. I will even eat mince pie. Do you know how weird that stuff is? There’s, like, dried fruit in it. It’s a fruitcake pie. That I have eaten.
What is your motto?
In the words of Tracy Jordan, “Live every week like it’s shark week.”
Anything else you want people to know about you?
I can recite Sonnet 130 on command and I have a poster of Neil Patrick Harris on my wall. That is all.
Iris Latour
How do you like your eggs?
In a frame. Slice of bread with a hole in the middle - then throw it on a frying pan with an egg, over-easy. TOO GOOD.
If you were a kitchen appliance or utensil, which would you be?
Probably a mixing bowl or a spatula - anything that gets cookie dough on it.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Sometimes I'll say "goodbye" before taking a shot. And then I do it ten more times until I'm actually gone.
Do you collect anything?
Yes. Books and clothes. I have lots and lots of books. And lots and lots of clothes. Friends too?
Name three things that you like to do.
I like to dance naked. And cook naked. And I like to put together cute outfits for when I'm not doing those things.
Adrienne Ianniciello
If you were to perform in the circus, what would you do?
I'd wiggle my ears and tame the lions simultaneously.
How do you like your eggs?
With a muffin.
If you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be?
I'd be a blender. Bringin' everyone together.
Name three things you like to do.
Watch 30Rock, Fantasize about my fictional life with Ron Weasley, Read.
What is your favorite kind of pie?
Chicken pot.
Rachel Kaiser
How do you eat your Oreos?
In large quantities.
If you were a kitchen appliance-- what would you be?
A waffle maker.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
As an english major, my mind is a bottomless pit of clever sayings and phrases. I do not "over-use." Psh.
What is your motto?
Ok I really cant think of one. I even Googled.
Anything else you want people to know about you?
Rachel, an English lit major, is from St. Louis, Missouri, hence her overwhelming mid-western charm and demur. She enjoys spending her days procrastinating, dreaming up Broadway-bound musicals with her fellow Clefto Jess, and of course, spitting mad fire from her vocal chords. Rachel hopes one day of joining her homegirls Lady Gaga and KPerry on the tops of the pop music charts, but until then is pretty darn content to be jammin with the Cleftomaniacs three times a week. Wooooot!
Nassim Alisobhani
How do you eat your Oreos?
I just bite them. Maybe with some milk.
If you were to perform in the circus, what would you do?
I'd be a lion tamer so I'd have a legitimate reason to use a whip.
If you were a kitchen appliance what would you be?
The Mix Master.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
I don't know but I'm notoriously bad at telling stories.
Are you a collector of anything?
I love books, and cataloging all the books I have read
I collect photographs, clippings, and quotes to collage, but I usually don't collage.
Alley Cagnazzi
How do you eat your Oreos?
Well first, I disassemble the two halves. Then I eat the side with the least frosting, saving the best for last. Next, I scrape the frosting off the other side and eat it. Finally I eat the last half.
If you were to perform in the circus, what would you do?
I would be the human cannonball. But not only would I be the human cannonball, I would be shot onto the trapeze for my trapeze routine! (I might have to get over my fear of heights first)
If you were a kitchen appliance, which would you be?
Toaster, because I like being toasty and warm.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Awkward so...", "Meep", "o"
Anything else you want people to know about you?
Besides eating, sleeping, and existing, I actually enjoy singing (obviously), watching entire TV shows without stopping, and inventing dance moves.
Jessica Huse
If you were to perform in the circus, what would you do?
Tiger tamer so that I could step into the wilderness, grrrrrrr!
How do you like your eggs?
Sunny side up for a bright morning.
If you were a kitchen appliance-- what would you be?
Cheese grater.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
F*** (like way too much).
Name three things you really like to do.
1) watch Friends over and over again
2) take pictures of ridiculous things
3) scream in the streets for no reason
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