Posted on June 10th, 2009 at 11:13 am
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Playwright, Director and Choreographer
The multi-disciplined panelists — director/choreographer Jeff Calhoun (Busker Alley), director/playwright Michael Leeds (Swinging on a Star), actor/playwright Anne Meara (After-Play), director Mike Ockrent (Big, Crazy For You, Me and My Girl), director/choreographer Lee Roy Reams (Hello, Dolly! revival), director Lloyd Richards (Fences), and director John Tillinger (Deathtrap) — discuss the director’s role in relationship to the playwright, the differences in developing of musicals and plays, directing revivals, the challenges of auditions, and the pros and cons of workshops.
Original airdate - September 1, 1995.
Running time - 1:30:00.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s Playwright, Director and Choreographer program page.
You can also download the Playwright, Director and Choreographer program (mp4).
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Posted on June 5th, 2009 at 11:08 am
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Ron Lagomarsino
Fresh off of the successful opening of Driving Miss Daisy starring Dana Ivey and Morgan Freeman, Director Ron Lagomarsino sat down with SDCF’s Steve Kaplan in January of 1988 to discuss directing comedy for the stage. In this, the third installation in a series of three interviews devoted to the topic, the listener will notice similarities in the directorial philosophies of these comedic helmers. (Other series interviews include directors Gene Saks and Jerry Zaks - available on Masters of the Stage at a future date or by request from SDCFoundation). Mr. Lagomarsino discusses what he looks for from actors in casting a comedy, and the trust he must develop with them once the cast is formed. He speaks fondly on the experiences of directing Dana Ivey in Daisy and collaborating with Christopher Durang on Laughing Wild, both at Playwrights Horizons. He concludes by revealing how he so adroitly shifts his style to fit pieces like Hay Fever, Laughing Wild and Noises Off - by not pretending to have all the answers. Ultimately, this organic process may be what endears him to his casts.
Originally recorded on - January 18, 1988.
Running time - 1:15:13.
For more information see SDCF Masters of the Stage’s Ron Lagomarsino program page.
You can also download the Ron Lagomarsino program (mp3).
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Posted on June 3rd, 2009 at 3:52 pm
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Fluidity and Change: Directors 2009
Five of the stage’s most talented Directors - Thomas Kail, Moisés Kaufman, Bartlett Sher, Leigh Silverman and Kate Whoriskey - talk about how they work with, and interpret, the author’s work; the relationship between directors and designers; managing change as the work evolves; why they feel actors should be more involved in the process; the different approach they take when working with classics as opposed to original works; how they work with casting directors and then work with the various actors and acting techniques; their desire to be a support system for each other; and whether they feel directing can be taught.
Original airdate - May 1, 2009.
Running time - 1:00:00.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s Fluidity and Change: Directors 2009 program page.
You can also download the Fluidity and Change: Directors 2009 program (mp4).
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Posted on May 27th, 2009 at 10:42 am
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Production: Moon Over Buffalo
The Moon Over Buffalo production team — press representative Adrian Bryan-Brown, designer/producer Heidi Landesman, producer Elizabeth Williams, general managers Wendy Orshan and Jeffrey M. Wilson of 101 Productions, and Serino Coyne advertising representative Ruth Rosenberg — discuss the process of bringing Ken Ludwig’s play to Broadway, from the first reading, casting Carol Burnett, finding a director, creating the $2.4 million budget including an out-of-town tryout, to advertising, press coverage and opening night reviews.
Original airdate - September 1, 1995.
Running time - 1:30:00.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s Production: Moon Over Buffalo program page.
You can also download the Production: Moon Over Buffalo program (mp4).
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Posted on May 22nd, 2009 at 9:24 am
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Robert Whitehead and Brian Clark
In April of 1986, the day after their play The Petition, staring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, began its short lived run on Broadway, writer/producer Brian Clark and producer/director Robert Whitehead sat down with colleague Robert Pesola to discuss bringing serious work to Broadway. The two frame the discussion somewhat ominously; beginning by acknowledging that in the 80’s bringing a serious play to Broadway is somewhat of a “deadly” prospect. They cover the state of the theatre in America and the dearth of talented professional playwrights due to the draw of film and television. They candidly discuss the relevance of critics from the New York Times and their influence on the success of a show. Whitehead talks about theatre as a dicey investment and his methods for securing funds to produce shows. The pair concludes by demystifying the concept of a “Golden Age” of American theatre, explaining that in this industry there is always hardship. But, they resolutely maintain that even (and especially) in times of distress the theatre will and must go on.
Originally recorded on - April 1, 1986.
Running time - 1:16:25.
For more information see SDCF Masters of the Stage’s Robert Whitehead and Brian Clark program page.
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