The Director (play)
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The Director is a theatrical play by Nancy Hasty that debuted in 2000 at the Arclight Theatre
. It ran from February 15 to July 1, 2000.
yet charming, he has been reduced to a janitor in a rehearsal studio and it works well for him because he can use the stage on the off hours. He then beguiles his unfortunate actors into playing a series of appalling acting experiences that gradually become more demented and eventually out of control.
as Peter, Tasha Lawrence as a playwright who persuades Peter to direct the play the studio is putting on,
and Tanya Clarke, Todd Simmons, Shula Van Buren and Warren Press as the actors.
Incidental music was Rachmaninoff's Concerto #2
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Arclight Theatre
The Arclight Theatre, located at 152 West 71st Street, between Broadway & Columbus Avenues.The theater has a seating capacity of 99 seats and is located on the lower level of The Church of the Blessed Sacrament, down one flight of stairs....
. It ran from February 15 to July 1, 2000.
Plot
Peter, a highly demanding with borderline personality who believes is creating Avante-garde theatre. Being a bastardLegitimacy (law)
At common law, legitimacy is the status of a child who is born to parents who are legally married to one another; and of a child who is born shortly after the parents' divorce. In canon and in civil law, the offspring of putative marriages have been considered legitimate children...
yet charming, he has been reduced to a janitor in a rehearsal studio and it works well for him because he can use the stage on the off hours. He then beguiles his unfortunate actors into playing a series of appalling acting experiences that gradually become more demented and eventually out of control.
Cast
Directed by Evan Bergman, set design by John Farrell, lighting design by Steve Rust, and costumes by Jill Kliber. Starring John SheaJohn Shea
John Victor Shea III is an American actor and director who has starred on stage, television and in film. He is best known for his role as Lex Luthor in the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and also starred in the short lived 1990s TV series WIOU as Hank Zaret...
as Peter, Tasha Lawrence as a playwright who persuades Peter to direct the play the studio is putting on,
and Tanya Clarke, Todd Simmons, Shula Van Buren and Warren Press as the actors.
Incidental music was Rachmaninoff's Concerto #2
Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900...
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