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There are two things I noticed when interviewing Shelley Hennig (Stephanie) and Mark Hapka (Nathan). First, television doesn’t do them justice. If you think they’re attractive on TV, just wait until you see them in person. Second – these young actors are very proud to work in the daytime genre.
“It becomes a part of you,” said Hennig with a smile when talking about the fast pace of daytime. “I have a friend who’s an actress. She had an audition for a soap and asked me how many pages I do in a day. I told her I can do 10 to 20.” Her friend thought she was joking, but Hennig was war from kidding.
“This is the rawest form of television there is,” Hapka explained. He went on to explain what else goes into filming the scenes besides just learning the lines. “On top of that, there are three cameras. We need to be in a certain place at a certain time to have the camera follow us and on top of that you have to look and make sure you’re not casting a shadow [on the person you’re taping with].”
When asked about playing the hero or the villain, both actors expressed their desire for the characters to venture into some dark territory. “I think Stephanie is starting to unravel. She has all these morals. You know, she’s a good person but at this point she’s been heartbroken so many times that I think her impulse is to be rude and negative — things are starting to take over her nice girl standpoint,” explains Hennig.
Hapka certainly seemed excited at the possibility. “I would love it. Give me something crazy!” Hapka exclaimed when asked if he would like Nathan to move into a more gray area. The actor added, “If you push a good guy enough you never know what’s going to happen.”
To read the interview with Shelley and Mark from the set of “Days of Our Lives” click here.
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