Orson's Shadow
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 13, 2005
Closed Dec 31, 2005
Opened Mar 13, 2005
Closed Dec 31, 2005
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Running Time:
2hr. 15min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 15min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Orson's Shadow, a play by Austin Pendleton, is set in 1960, as notorious film director Orson Welles senses his foothold in the screen industry slipping. Coaxed into a new endeavor by theater critic and friend Kenneth Tynan, the directorial giant finds himself at the helm of a West End production of Ionesco's Rhinoceros starring Laurence Olivier and his paramour Joan Plowright. Olivier's eccentric wife Vivien Leigh adds to the volatile mix as legendary egos collide on stage and off. A fictional rendering of actual events, Orson's Shadow imagines the circumstances behind the staging of this absurdist masterpiece and reveals the human frailty of these titan personalities.
David Cromer directs.
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Have you ever wished you could sit in on a rehearsal involving some of the greatest theater luminaries of the 20th century? In Orson's Shadow, Austin Pendleton provides the next best thing; the playwright has crafted a witty and irreverent theatrical speculation as to what went on behind the scenes of the 1960 stage production of Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros at the Royal Court Theatre in London.
As the play begins, renowned theater critic Kenneth Tynan (Tracy Letts) tries to convince legendary film director Orson Welles (Jeff Still) to helm the production, which is set to star none other than Laurence Olivier (John Judd) and Joan Plowright (Susan Bennett). The action takes place while Olivi[...]