Richard Maxwell Project

I was thinking about how bizarre Richard Maxwell's directing style and the performance style of the NYC players was at first to us and thought I would look up some reviews of their work to see how others have reacted to it, and also to find out any explanations for this unique style.The best review I found is a few years old but it clearly defines what Richard Maxwell is aiming for with his work and I think it'd be really useful for everyone to have a look at. He describes what he "encourages" his actors to do rather than what he tells them to do.

My favourite thing said in this article is something that I thought was quite relevant to our first lesson:

"When I ask somebody to read a piece of what I've written, typically the first reaction is to make it into something that is 'real'"

Which is exactly what we all tried to do =) his explanation for why this isn't necessary is understandably simple and, well, understandable.

Link :  http://www.nycplayers.org/00_NYT_092500.html

Heather Drewett

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// posted by danrebellato @ 8:05 AM