Meet the Cast of "Elektra": Titus Tompkins

Titus Tompkins
Elektra continues through November 18.
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Meet Titus Tompkins, a third-year student in the A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program who plays Pylades in Sophocles’ Elektra.

What are your preshow/postshow rituals?
Pre: That's a secret! Post: Sleep!

What's your favorite thing about San Francisco?
The people. Growing up in the south, people always ask, "Who's your kin?" Out here, I get asked, "What's your sign?" I love the energy in the communities here.

If you weren't an actor, what would you be?
A construction worker.

What was your most memorable Halloween costume?
A John Deere tractor.

What is your favorite moment in Elektra?
The first prayer in Greek . . .

What is the most outrageous thing you've done to take revenge on someone?
When I was a child, I cut the yarn in my grandmother's crochet project when she was nearly finished with a piece. I learned my lesson that day!


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