Here's what gets Jesse Eisenberg creatively juiced
. “As in my previous plays, I wanted to write about characters who we don't often see in theater and display power imbalances that too frequently go unchecked.”, Susan Sarandon's character, Lorraine, is obsessed with musicals. What connection do you have to musicals?I grew up doing community theater musicals and I know that world quite well. It’s really special because everyone is working for free, usually after spending a long day at their “regular job.
by Stephen Sondheim. At some point during the run of the show, I had the realization that it was more sophisticated and complicated than. It featured lyrics that were esoteric and complex and characters who were flawed, real people. Since that time, I have become, like everyone else, a lifelong fan of Stephen Sondheim.delves into how we handle immigration in the United States and its complexities.
Brunner: How are you personally active around some of the issues presented in your play? And how do you give back?that provides arts education programs to thousands of underserved public school students in New York City. Through their Story Studio program, I go into classrooms to help recently immigrated and undocumented students share their personal stories.
that my late mother-in-law, Toby Strout, founded in 1971. They have been providing shelter and doing advocacy work around human trafficking which is unfortunately incredibly common and vastly underreported in the United States.Eisenberg: I guess I think of writer’s block as the norm. It’s very difficult to get a great idea and be able to execute it over an extended period. So, to me, writer’s block is the most logical status. When I am struck by a great idea that’s sustainable and holds my interest, this is the lucky break and I feel grateful that I’ve had any of these experiences, let alone several.Eisenberg: This is the first play that I’ve written without a role for myself.
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