Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Even Dirtier
Okay, so we've established that I have an unhealthy inability to regulate my caloric intake and a most unfortunate fixation on "Lost", right? Good. Now that we're on the same page...
Lets take a look at the cast of "Truculentus," a motley hodgepodge of familiar faces, derelicts and deviants (and that's just Markitwia and Robin!).
So, when you're casting the title role of a show, you've got to be aware of the weight and responsibility you're placing on the actor. You can't just pull a name out of the hat for that one. So, after weighing my options, I went with a man of substance for the role of a surly servant given to using malaprops, when in full furor. I've worked with Richard Redman a number of times and each time it has been an adventure. I first cast him in the Bella Legosi [sic] role of Jonathan in "Arsenic & Old Lace." (No, Rick didn't have to wear the lace. We let him go commando.) I later got to work with him on one of my favorite scripts and a show that I have a soft spot for inspite of the train wreck it was and became, "Dr. Faustus." There too he played the title role and took a roller coaster ride to and through hell both in performance and during rehearsal. In spite of a scholarly troupe clad in combat boots and Catholic schoolgirl outfits, Rick managed to soldier onward only to be ridden by a hybrid Good/Bad Angel clad in half a white teddy and a unitard (the angel not Rick).
(Oops, look at the time, I guess we'll continue the expose of the cast in the next edition of "Truculentus: Thank You, No Penicillin")
Lets take a look at the cast of "Truculentus," a motley hodgepodge of familiar faces, derelicts and deviants (and that's just Markitwia and Robin!).
So, when you're casting the title role of a show, you've got to be aware of the weight and responsibility you're placing on the actor. You can't just pull a name out of the hat for that one. So, after weighing my options, I went with a man of substance for the role of a surly servant given to using malaprops, when in full furor. I've worked with Richard Redman a number of times and each time it has been an adventure. I first cast him in the Bella Legosi [sic] role of Jonathan in "Arsenic & Old Lace." (No, Rick didn't have to wear the lace. We let him go commando.) I later got to work with him on one of my favorite scripts and a show that I have a soft spot for inspite of the train wreck it was and became, "Dr. Faustus." There too he played the title role and took a roller coaster ride to and through hell both in performance and during rehearsal. In spite of a scholarly troupe clad in combat boots and Catholic schoolgirl outfits, Rick managed to soldier onward only to be ridden by a hybrid Good/Bad Angel clad in half a white teddy and a unitard (the angel not Rick).
(Oops, look at the time, I guess we'll continue the expose of the cast in the next edition of "Truculentus: Thank You, No Penicillin")
