Edinburgh X – 8/19

8/19

We started blocking the show, reacquainting ourselves with the muscle-memory of physical and dramatic proximity. We’re also now running the entire piece twice a day.

Edinburgh X – 8/18

8/18

AM: Rinde’s take on the classic myth is huge, I think simultaneously poetic and accessible, and his collaboration with Robert Woodruff is clearly complex and committed. This time round I’m able to pay more attention to the other roles, to the writing in general, and to the work as a whole.

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Edinburgh X – 8/17

8/17

It’s a luxury to objectively revisit a work, to clarify and fix, and maybe even dig a bit deeper. A family reunited, our shared DNA is craft and commitment.

Edinburgh X – 8/16/07

We asked the actor John Kelly to keep a journal of his experiences remounting Orpheus X for the Edinburgh International Festival. John responded with a series of insightful entries which we’ll be posting on the blog over the next weeks. As you’ll see they reveal a great deal about the process of creating and revisiting a role. John also appeared in the A.R.T. production, Dido, Queen of Carthage.

8/16/07

John Kelly here. We’re back in Cambridge to re-stage the ART production of Rinde Eckert’s “Orpheus X” at ART 15 months later, re-mounting the work for the Edinburgh International Festival.