22.Mar.2010 Catching up with Constance Macy
Local actor Constance Macy plays Becky in Oxford Financial Group presents BECKY’S NEW CAR. Making her IRT debut in 1990 and appearing in over 18 IRT productions, she is a familiar face on the IRT stage. We caught up with Constance during rehearsals for a brief interview. IRT: What first attracted you to BECKY’S NEW [...]
18.Mar.2010 Becky’s New Car: About the Playwright
Steven Dietz, playwright Steven Dietz is one of America’s most-produced contemporary playwrights. Since 1983, his 30-plus plays have been seen at over 100 regional theatres in the United States, as well as Off-Broadway. International productions have been seen in England, Japan, Germany, France, Australia, Sweden, Austria, Russia, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Greece, Argentina, Peru, Korea, Singapore, and [...]
The Designers of Becky’s New Car Discuss their Concepts
Zero to Sixty Kate Sutton-Johnson Scenic Designer The staging dynamics for Becky’s New Car drove the set concept and early environmental decisions more than any other style choice. The pace at which Becky’s story unfolds and the undeniable sense that the various locations in her life overlap and occupy a shared space were departure points [...]
Notes from the director of Becky’s New Car
LIBERATION by James Still, Director What if Cinderella goes to the ball and stays past midnight? I have liked, admired, and followed Steven Dietz’s work as a playwright for 20 years, so it’s especially sweet to find myself directing Becky’s New Car. As a student of other writers, there’s nothing like directing a play to [...]