American - Playwright | September 23, 1954 -
There's no place more theatrical than history.
George C. Wolfe
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The only rule of a musical is that it must maintain its buoyancy.
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A lot of directors tend to manipulate actors' vulnerability to get what they want, and that can work.
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You've got to make the rehearsal room very safe. You can't bully people, because if you bully people, they're going to freeze and lock up.
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I'm interested in exploring how an individual maintains a sense of power in a world that tends to make individuals feel powerless.
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Generally, the realm in which black playwrights have been allowed to achieve success has been social realism or musicals.
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I've always tried to do shows in a filmic way. I like it when forms smack up against each other.
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It may take a while, but I think 'On the Town' has the potential for us to break down the boundaries between the traditional theatergoer who may have fond memories of the musical and those with a 'Broadway-is-not-for-me' agenda.
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When 'The Normal Heart' first appeared, the sense of urgency was so important.
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I think we all have a primal desire to know as much as we can to find out about where we come from.
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Doing any kind of culture in America in which you are not trying to affirm a European aesthetic is war.
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I'm convinced whenever something opens on Broadway, it's a miracle. It's a miracle that people survived.
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