What is your overall feeling of this production?
The process of staging Friends with Guns has been a joyous one of true collaboration. I know one is supposed to talk of the “challenges” and difficulties but the truth is that we had all the right people in the room from the beginning.
Tell us in detail what makes this so joyous.
When the script is so poignant and well-crafted and the actors are so talented and committed and the producers are providing fantastic designers and plenty of time, the result is pretty damn satisfying. This is not to say that we didn’t work hard, make choices, try them out and then make better ones.
What do you feel is the key to the actors' success in the play?
Everyone, including our writer Stephanie Walker has been fluid in the process which makes hard work a delicious undertaking. I learned early on that the essential key for the actors in this show is to know what they come in with and then be utterly present to react to their partners onstage. ..
The delicate balance of Friends with Guns is that there is nowhere for an actor to hide. One faked or inauthentic moment upsets the world of this play. The story is like a balloon that they all four have to keep tapping to keep it aloft. If one of them looks away, it can hit the ground. I could not be more proud of my ensemble, who are all in and laying themselves bare for every performance.
Friends with Guns plays Friday March 22 with an extension to Saturday May 11 at the NoHo Senior Arts Colony at 10747 W Magnolia Blvd in NoHo. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. There is plenty of street parking but arrive early to guarantee a space.
Call 818.761.8838 for tickets and more information.
When the script is so poignant and well-crafted and the actors are so talented and committed and the producers are providing fantastic designers and plenty of time, the result is pretty damn satisfying. This is not to say that we didn’t work hard, make choices, try them out and then make better ones.
What do you feel is the key to the actors' success in the play?
Everyone, including our writer Stephanie Walker has been fluid in the process which makes hard work a delicious undertaking. I learned early on that the essential key for the actors in this show is to know what they come in with and then be utterly present to react to their partners onstage. ..
The delicate balance of Friends with Guns is that there is nowhere for an actor to hide. One faked or inauthentic moment upsets the world of this play. The story is like a balloon that they all four have to keep tapping to keep it aloft. If one of them looks away, it can hit the ground. I could not be more proud of my ensemble, who are all in and laying themselves bare for every performance.
Friends with Guns plays Friday March 22 with an extension to Saturday May 11 at the NoHo Senior Arts Colony at 10747 W Magnolia Blvd in NoHo. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. There is plenty of street parking but arrive early to guarantee a space.
Call 818.761.8838 for tickets and more information.
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