Sarah Pidgeon stars in Stereophonic, David Adjmi’s documentary-style Broadway play about a renowned ’70s rock band in the midst of recording their second album. It’s the most Tony-nominated play of all time.
stage and crumbles under pressure. Walled off behind a glass pane like a captive animal, the 27-year-old actress attempts to sing the verse of an original song. But she fails, again and again, to hit the right notes. She shrinks under the impatient gaze of the men on the other side, including her domineering boyfriend, who huffs and shouts at her. Of course, this is all part of the act.
Really, she’s an artist who can’t write down in a mission statement why she does this thing. She just feels compelled to do it. That’s something I really connected to, and I love her arc.When Diana first appears onstage, she’s fast-talking and almost bossy, like an Amy Sherman-Palladino character. We witness her unravel until, at the end, she finds her resolve.
I had a teacher at Interlochen who said that acting is like throwing yourself off of a cliff into a dark abyss, and you have no idea if you’re gonna be caught. I just want to keep throwing myself off this thing.marks not only your Broadway debut but also your professional theater debut. What were the biggest adjustments transitioning to the stage?
There have been a few times where I haven’t sounded great. But this era of music isn’t pitch-perfect. It’s fine. It’s rock and roll. It’s about the vibe of the song you know you know; it gives it some texture. A lot of stuff has gone wrong. At one point, the backing track came off, things have gone unplugged. The door handle came off when Tom Pecinka and I are supposed to come in to do a band meeting, and we’re knocking, knocking on the door.
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