Whose Body? dramaturg Patrick Runfeldt investigates the process of detectives and coroners in turn-of-the-century London. ‘The office of coroner is of so great antiquity, that its commencement is not known. By some it is said to be coeval with that of sheriff…’– Coroner’s Act of 1887 The coroner’s inquest exists to determine the circumstances surrounding […]
In advance of the opening of Emma, dramaturg Maren Robinson sat down with adaptor Phil Timberlake and director Elise Kauzlaric to ask them a few questions. MR: Elise, this is your third foray into the world of Austen after having directed Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey. What do you think you have learned most about the world of Austen and her characters and why do […]
Dramaturg Zev Valancy sat down with ensemble member Bilal Dardai to chat about his history with, and current adaptation of, The Man Who Was Thursday. ZV: How did you first encounter The Man Who Was Thursday, and what about it made you feel like you had to adapt it? BD: I first encountered the title by way of […]
Dramaturg Zev Valancy checked in with scenic designer Joanna Iwanicka about her work for our production of Anna Karenina. ZV: Anna Karenina is a story from a very different era, which nonetheless has real resonances with contemporary society. What about the story (and people working on this adaptation) made you want to design the set? […]
Dramaturg Zev Valancy checked in with actress Ilse Zacharias about preparing to play the role of Anna in our production of Anna Karenina. ZV: Were you familiar with Anna Karenina before you auditioned? What drew you to the character of Anna and made you want to be a part of the production? IZ: I watched the […]
Dramaturg Zev Valancy sat down with Anna Karenina playwright Jessica Wright Buha to talk about her new take on the classic novel. ZV: When did you first read Anna Karenina? What about it spoke to you as something you needed to adapt for Lifeline? JWB: I first read Anna Karenina in January 2016. I was […]
Note: This is a guest posting from Zev Valancy, dramaturg for our Winter MainStage production of Anna Karenina. Count Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy in Russian—“Leo” was chosen for his English publications because “Lev” means “lion”) was born in 1828 on an estate 200 km south of Moscow. After failing to complete a college degree […]
Note: This is a cross-posting from PerformInk’s 3-part INSIDE series, where they’re taking readers behind the scenes of Lifeline’s production of Her Majesty’s Will through blog posts written by the people behind the scenes. By David Blixt Her Majesty’s Will was born because I needed a good laugh. In Spring 2009 I was in Washington […]
Note: This is a guest posting from Annaliese McSweeney, dramaturg for our Summer MainStage production of Her Majesty’s Will. Caution: This blog post may contain spoilers if you are not familiar with the book Her Majesty’s Will by David Blixt. In the blog post Inside Her Majesty’s Will Part One: Adapting the Novel Robert Kauzlaric […]
Note: This is a guest posting from Annaliese McSweeney, dramaturg for our Summer MainStage production of Her Majesty’s Will. In the delightful world created by David Blixt in Her Majesty’s Will, from which Robert Kauzlaric’s play is adapted, the rich and colorful characters stand out among the descriptive writing. Perhaps the reason these characters feel […]