Orson's Shadow.... - ....the play

[Paisanaa]

Hello everyone!!
I saw a production of Austin Pendleton's Orson's Shadow Sunday night (if you're in the Chicago area---it just opened at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, will run through mid-October). It's about the 1960 London production of Rhinoceros. While it completely glosses over the mind game Olivier played on Orson, it is reasonably honest and sympathetic. Great performances, the actor playing Orson has the speech pattern down very well (but looks more like Raymond Burr than Orson). If you're not a fan, probably not very interesting---but if you are, a terrific way to spend an afternoon.

[jaime marzol]

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how interesting that certain events in orson's life are finding their way into short films, and the stage. i don't believe i've heard of this happening in other director's lives.

it certainly sounds interesting.

[Fat Annie]

An audio CD of the play "Orson's Shadow" will be available in December from L.A. TheaterWorks.

For ordering information, contact Jo Jo Bagdadi, email: jbagdadi@latw.org

[mteal]

That CD will definitely be worth getting. I saw Orson's Shadow onstage again yesterday and it really is a wonderful piece of chamber theatre, although I was surprised at how much the play had been rewritten since I saw it in workshop form two years ago. Made me realize what a mercurial and ephemeral artform theatre is. That's why I wish they would make some kind of video of it, tho I'm glad they've preserved it on CD.

[Fat Annie]

Reviews of Orson's Shadow Chicago

http://pub34.bravenet.com/forum....4785151

[Fat Annie]

Austin Pendelton gave a presentation on his recollections of Welles and "Orson's Shadow" recently in Colorado.
Here's the article, Austin on Orson