What an amazing experience! To be directed by the sage and thoughtful Kristin Cato in a tiny recording studio - a booth just large enough to seat us all - at KPFA in the heart of Berkeley, with such a talented cast: Lisa Lindsley (a thorough professional and wonderful singer- as Charlotte), Byron Lambie (with his deep-throttle voice - as The Old Man), Esther L. Mamet (a Bostonian gentlewoman - as the Old Woman narrator), Brian Vouglas (this guy has pipes and throat - as Pierre), and Karl-Heinz Teuber (a classic German with precision, scary humor, and range - as the clock). The recording engineer was Yvette Hochberg. I had the smallest of roles, The French Echo - just call me Frenchie. We plan to meet every few weeks as the script evolves, to record segments.
The best part could have been having a drink and fries together later, as Kristin's guests at the Downtown. It was fun chatting with Esther about her nephew, David Mamet. She told us that had his dad not insisted that he learn how to type, and had he not gotten a typing job at a real estate company, the world might never have seen that poignant award-winning play, "Glengarry, Glen Ross" on Broadway in 1984*, nor the 1992 feature film that followed. I saw the stunning original on Broadway. It was an early commentary (and warning?) about the wacky, greedy real estate world.
Every moment of the rehearsal and recording was just a delight...I hope to post the podcast of "The Lighted Bridge" or direct you to a website in the coming months.
* "Glengarry, Glen Ross" ran on Broadway from March 25, 1984 to February 17, 1985. It was directed by Gregory Mosher. Stars included Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum, Robert Prosky, Lane Smith, James Tolkan, Jack Wallace, and J.T. Walsh. The play got 4 Tony award nominations, including Best Play, Best Director, and two Best Actor nominations for Robert Prosky and Joe Mantegna, who won the one Tony. Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Allan Arkin, and Ed Harris starred in the movie directed by James Foley.
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