• The Many Maggies of Judith Ivey

    The Many Maggies of Judith Ivey

    In GREATER CLEMENTS, the first complete sentence uttered by the character Maggie (played by Judith Ivey) begins, “No, I’m fine.”

  • Nina Hellman: Putting It Together

    Nina Hellman: Putting It Together

    “Most actors have this over-abundance of empathy that we carry around. This play in particular has brought that out in deep ways that have become more apparent with each week.”

  • Edmund Donovan: Not An Average Joe

    Edmund Donovan: Not An Average Joe

    I sat down with the actor to talk and discovered a person quite unlike the troubled 27-year-old in GREATER CLEMENTS.

  • Casting a Light on GREATER CLEMENTS

    Casting a Light on GREATER CLEMENTS

    GREATER CLEMENTS begins far underground, in a mine, with the character Joe giving a tour, illuminated with nothing but the headlamp on his helmet and a small lighter.

  • Five Reasons for Three Acts

    Five Reasons for Three Acts

    During rehearsals for GREATER CLEMENTS, Samuel D. Hunter told me of his interest in the tripartite structure.