Who would have thought that an indie film shot in the backwoods of Missouri would be nominated for the Oscar for best picture?

Not Beth Domann, the executive director of the Springfield Little Theatre who acted alongside Jennifer Lawrence in critically acclaimed “Winter’s Bone.”

The story follows Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) as she searches for her meth-dealing father, Jessup (John Hawkes), in an attempt to save her home from being seized as collateral for his bail. For her family’s sake, Ree travels through dangerous social terrain to uncover her father’s whereabouts, despite dangerous relatives determined to put a stop to her search.

Domann plays one of Ree’s less-than-friendly relatives in this country noir that captures how social ties influence the backwoods drug trade in the Ozarks.

The Scoop: SpringVegas recently sat down with Domann to find out what people normally ask her when they realize that she was in “Winter’s Bone.”

How did you get to be in the movie?

“Well, one of my former troupers was helping with the casting and was looking for a place to do a read-through a couple of years prior to that and I helped her contact some people and set it up for them. When they finally were doing auditions and were looking for a place to hold them, I said they could just use the third floor, no big deal. Later, she said the casting director wanted me to come in and audition. Well, I was sick that day, I mean really sick, but I did it. I think the fact that I sounded nasty helped. I was auditioning to be a person involved with meth after all. Then, I got a call back in Branson and just read a few times. It was a really casual process.” — Beth Domann

Debra Granik, the film’s director, was dedicated to providing an authentic view of the Ozarks. Most of the minor roles are played by locals, rather than professional actors. The actor who plays Thump Milton, the meth supplier who employs Ree’s father, was asked to join the cast after Granik saw him at a biker church. And the role of Megan Milton is played by Casey MacLaren, a Nixa High School graduate.

“They shot it in only 28 days. Everyone was friendly, but very efficient. There was a lot to do in a short amount of time. Sometimes, the difference in culture was noticeable. A lot of the crew and some of the cast were from New York, but a lot of people were just from around here.” — Beth Domann

On average, how many takes did you have to do?

“I would say about six, except for the scene where we had to paddle the ding dong boat out. It felt like they made us do it about 400 times. Oh, and the barn scene took a while.”

What aspects of the movie do you think are particularly authentic?

“The clothes and the scenery. I came in one day and a guy said, ‘Oh, we got you some jeans, kind of like the ones you have on now. Just wear those. Oh, and we also got you some boots.’ Then, I help up my leg and showed him my boots. He just laughed as said that I could wear those as well. So, I ended up wearing some of my own clothes in the movie. As for the scenery, whatever you saw in the shot was already there before we came. They hardly added anything.”

The home of the Dollys is an actual home. A family served as “life models” for the Dollys and lent their home and its contents to the crew for the film.  The cinematographer, Michael McDonough, shot the rusted machinery and wild dogs as he found them.

What was working with Jennifer Lawrence like?

“She was really nice, but she wasn’t like, ‘Oh, you’re my best friend,’ ” Domann said.  “She was very professional. Everyone was. She was always really busy so she didn’t hang out and chit-chat.”

Did you actually hit Jennifer Lawrence for the scene where you and Dale Dickey beat her up?

“I made contact with her skin, but I didn’t hit her hard,” Domann said. “We got to work with a stunt guy, so it was fine. However, she did hit me accidentally. She swept her leg up and knocked me right on my ass.”

Did you get to go to the Sundance Festival?

Domann opted not to go. “I could have gone, but I was in the middle of a show and it was freakishly expensive,” she said.  “They would have gotten me a ticket, but they wouldn’t have covered the expenses to stay there. When I look back on it, I think I should have gone.”

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