February 24, 2006
Rob Clare is lost in the UK...
He's probably listening to the hilariously funny Ricky Gervais podcast and can't get away. Actually, the news got to me second-hand (then first hand) that he's not going to be directing King Lear at the Marin Shakespeare Company show this summer. This is obviously a blow for many actors who'd planned on auditioning for the show just to work with the Artistic Associate and get a taste of what working with Peter Hall or the Royal Shakespeare Company is really like (albeit second-hand). Rob & I did a reading of Troilus and Cressida when he was in town last summer and he's just a generally sharp guy and fun to shoot-the-shit with.
The alternative reason for me personally to join the cast of King Lear is to work with master Shakespearean Barry Kraft. Barry has been around, but mostly up at the Ashland Shakespeare Festival for many years where he served also as dramaturg. Barry is going to play the title role and I'm sure will be brilliant.
The director I'd love to work with is John Barton. Since that will likely never happen due to his general "supreme-ness" (and that I don't live in the UK), I'll settle for Rob Clare. Word is that he'll be back from the UK just before the premiere to work with the cast and help out in any way he can. Groovy.
Posted by severdia at February 24, 2006 6:49 PM
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