Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Ctrl-V

  • The Wall Street Journal has an interview with Jack O'Brien (subscribers only). Here's a taste:

    [...] Another with three roles to juggle is Richard Easton, a friend of Mr. O'Brien's for four decades and counting, who in 1969 took direction from Mr. O'Brien in "Cock-A-Doodle Dandy," his first full-fledged Broadway directing job. "Actors trust Jack. So do designers and other technical people. He's always practical. Whatever it is, he knows how to do it, but he doesn't want to do it himself. He's funny, so there's always lots of energy in the room. He's sentimental, and he cries a lot. He's thoughtful. When rehearsals start, he basically sits and listens and watches. He has the confidence that whatever happens, he can deal with it. He uses what you bring. He never thwarts you. He's not in competition with anyone he's working with -- which is more unusual than you think." [...]

  • Theatreboy is anti-homework.
  • Russian review of Voyage and one from Sharky with bonus Stoppard-fangirling in the comments. Patrick of Recursive Bee is critical, while despite misgivings Mike thought it a good play on balance.
  • Blogger Jennifer Chang on Shipwreck (she too spotted Sally Field).
  • On the LCT site the dramaturg's notes on Salvage are up.
  • Note from an extra on Alpha Male.

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

thanks for the link~ i almost missed this ;)