Readings

I've been back in nyc a week now. I directed two readings thus far and have another tomorrow.

Readings can be good. You get to read a play outloud. And hopefully by great actors. And they can be wildly taxing. A lot of effort.

Most of the effort centers around casting: and its hard as hell to cast the right folks to please the writer, the director, the theater, your friends.

You usually have about three hours to rehearse - so in general, you will spend more time with the logistics of casting than you will spend time with the actors. And if its a two hour play - well, you can rest assured, you won't have much time beyond giving a few corrective notes.

Last week, I directed a reading at playwrights horizons, SAFE AND SOUND, by Mike Watson.

Friday, I directed an informal reading of Ben Rosenthal's WALT CASPER'S ARRANGEMENT for EST.

Tomorrow, I direct Melanie Marnich's TALL GRASS GOTHIC for Red Bull productions. A nice cast featuring michael cerveris, michael chernus and ana reader.

Nov 1 I direct THE STORYTELLERS by tom mccormick at the Public.

Yes, some book reporting. More to follow.