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Some New York tidbits
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Clifton Guterman on his “Deathbed” — Not!
Guterman, who made his Atlanta stage debut with a knockout performance in Actor’s Express’ “Beautiful Thing,” has been using New York as a base for his regional work. He’s appeared in Arena Stage’s “She Loves Me,” in two Les Waters-directed world premieres at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and at the O’Neill Center’s National Playwrights Conference.
Now the UGA and SCAD grad from Iron City, Ga., has landed his first New York gig, with a new play called “Deathbed.” The off-Broadway production — which runs Jan. 21 to March 1 at the McGinn Cazale Theatre — is by playwright Mark Schultz and directed by the O’Neill’s Wendy C. Goldberg, who staged last year’s “False Creeds” at Atlanta’s Alliance.
‘Heart’ getting another stab with Monday workshop
Rebecca Gilman’s lovely adaptation of Carson McCuller’s “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” is being workshopped Monday at New York Theatre Workshop, the superb downtown playhouse known for its innovative productions — “Rent” being the most famous.
Directed by Broadway’s Doug Hughes, “Heart” had its world premiere at the Alliance Theatre in 2005. Since then, the play has been actively championed by The Acting Company’s Margot Harley, who co-produced the original run with the Alliance. New York Theatre Workshop, Manhattan Theatre Club and Roundabout Theatre have all held readings or workshops.
It would be sweet to see this remarkable story by an important Georgia writer finally get its long-deserved New York run.
Two monsters, both from Atlanta
By now, you probably know that Marietta native Shuler Hensley plays Frankenstein’s hulking experiment in Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein.” Turns out that Pebblebrook High School grad Justin Patterson is one of Hensley’s Monster understudies.
My goodness, what’s in the drinking water of those Cobb County thespians?
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