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Monthly Archives: January 2019
Ramblings about “The Sea Gull” (or “The Seagull”)
I finally got around to seeing Michael Mayer’s film adaptation of The Seagull. The best reason to catch it is for Annette Bening’s performance as Arkadina. Arkadina is an actress who can’t stop performing when she’s offstage, and Bening nails … Continue reading
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“Everyman” and After
Thinking about the National Theatre’s 2015 production of Everyman, a modern-language adaptation of the medieval morality play by Carol Ann Duffy, directed by Rufus Norris and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. It is indeed a modern spin. The original doesn’t open with … Continue reading
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Top 100 Theater Books–A Reply
I am very pleased that Ken Davenport has named one of my books–What Playwrights Talk About When They Talk About Writing–one of the “Top 100 Theater Books Every Theater Maker Should Read.” I modestly suggest that he has short-changed theater … Continue reading
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Epstein and Asner
First, I want to refer you to a piece Michael Feingold has written in memory of Alvin Epstein: Explaining Alvin Epstein. I first had the pleasure of meeting Alvin when Emily Mann cast him in a production of The Value of … Continue reading
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Celebrity Impersonation
I used to have a prejudice against plays and movies that were anchored in celebrity impersonation. No, actually, I still have a prejudice against them. Except when they are done so well that I have to give way. Which happens … Continue reading
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Supporting the Girls
The New York Film Critics Circle recently gave their award for best actress to Regina Hall for her performance in a film called Supporting the Girls, and the response among many was “hunh”? Like many indie films, it opened, received a smattering … Continue reading
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Launch
For the past few decades, I’ve been writing a column for Dramatics, a magazine published by the Educational Theatre Association for thousands of theater-mad high school kids around the country. Mostly I’ve covered topics related to the theater scene in … Continue reading
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