An Interview with John Battagliese and Gabriela Carrillo
Meet the stars of International City Theatre’s production of ‘The Last Five Years’.
Photo by Jessie Vacchiano
On June 3rd, International City Theatre will begin their streaming-on-demand run of Robert Jason Brown’s The Last Five Years. The story follows the rise and fall of the relationship between Cathy, a struggling actress, and Jamie, a writer who has just hit it big.
John Battagliese and Gabriela Carrillo, the stars of this two-person musical, share a bit about the process of recording a virtual musical, and what they’re looking forward most about the return of live theatre.
Why The ‘Last Five Years,’ and why now?
JB: This is one of my all time favorite shows. It sheds a light on all the complexities of two people in a relationship that can’t seem to get on the same page. It’s about love, human failings, and heartbreak — I think those are always timely, they’re universal themes.
GC: Aside from this show being a great choice for the current pandemic state of theatre (being a 2-person cast with only one number in which the characters perform together), I think stories about the inner workings of romantic relationships will never get boring, stale or overdone. This show is an intimate peek…
