What was it like to work with Arthur Miller?
Arthur Miller. A very gentle giant, but also very sure of what he wants. That is the best kind of situation, when a writer is clear on what he is writing about. I have a yardstick for plays. Does the play do what it sets out to do? Does it drop you off in the destination you are heading to? I’m a stickler for storytelling. What story are you telling, why, and how well are you telling it? Manhattan Theatre Club has Stage 1 (seats 299) and Stage 2 (seats 150). How do you decide what plays are assigned to what stages? Instinct. What perspective do I want to see this from? I’m happiest putting something in the most intimate space possible. How do these theatres compare to the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center? They are very good for off-Broadway theaters. The Booth Playhouse I love because it is an intimate classical proscenium type of house. At the same time I sit there and think about how to make it more immediate. There is something that a proscenium house does to a play that says, “it’
