tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829734.post116802655433390798..comments2024-03-28T00:18:42.009-04:00Comments on The Wicked Stage: Oregon ShakesRob Weinert-Kendthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015688507553252146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829734.post-1168286541214189042007-01-08T15:02:00.000-05:002007-01-08T15:02:00.000-05:00Given that Northwest-based playwright Robert Schen...Given that Northwest-based playwright Robert Schenkkan has already been staged to excellent effect by Rauch at OSF (<I>Handler</I>, <I>By the Waters of Babylon</I>), I think it's safe to say he'll be on board. And by my lights, that's a good thing; the LA premiere of <I>Kentucky Cycle</I> in '92 (if memory serves) was a highlight of my theatregoing life, with a cast headed by the late, great Charlie Hallahan. Never saw the B'way version with Stacy Keach (who worked at OSF in days of yore, incidentally), so I can't say if it was unfairly treated. I know I loved the production I saw. That said, there are dozens of playwrights from a variety of traditions and cultures that Bill has worked with, and I know firsthand that his vision of the Americas, let alone the U.S., is deeply multicultural. I can imagine that the plays that are born under his leadership will be accordingly diverse, polyphonic, and exciting.Rob Weinert-Kendthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015688507553252146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829734.post-1168081627274131432007-01-06T06:07:00.000-05:002007-01-06T06:07:00.000-05:00Original history plays? Does he mean like more of ...Original history plays? Does he mean like more of The Kentucky Cycle? That would not be exciting to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com