Though I am no stranger to working on a new Broadway production from the very beginning of its creation, George (Wolfe) has an original formula and personal style that is all his alone. Week one was spent entirely at the table reading the script!! This was very alarming to me, but George seemed completely in charge and at ease. As week two began, however, the payoff from all the reads and conversations was enormous. The actors on their feet had such power of information in their beings that playing off each other and following George’s blocking instructions was simple. A very new and insightful way of approaching material, one that I had never seen or experienced before. more ..
