• Speaking the Speech with Elizabeth Smith

    Speaking the Speech with Elizabeth Smith

    "Dialect is tricky because it’s influenced culturally and geographically. And now social media has done a number on it."

  • Jack O'Brien on Cracking THE HARD PROBLEM

    Jack O'Brien on Cracking THE HARD PROBLEM

    When I spoke with Jack O’Brien, director of THE HARD PROBLEM, we spoke less about plot specifics – it’s too early in the production process to give much away – than about other matters.

  • THE HARD PROBLEM: First Rehearsal

    THE HARD PROBLEM: First Rehearsal

    Normally, I wouldn’t go on about the standard aspects of a meet-and-greet. But a collaboration as fruitful as Tom Stoppard and Jack O'Brien's demands slight expansion.