La Jolla Playhouse Blog

For the past four weeks, our three-actor ensemble have been realizing how richly layered Strindberg’s play is, how well-oiled its dramaturgical machinery, and how confidently they can rely on the great Swedish master to deliver them unto his gem of a one-act play in three scenes.
For the first two week of rehearsal, the actors were [...]

by Tom Dugdale, Assistant Director for Creditors
Today we’re setting aside our table work and getting the play “on its feet.” And a surprise awaits us in the rehearsal room: set pieces and props! Downstage, a medium-sized table is laden with clay, art supplies and a sculpture, which is covered for now with cheesecloth. Elsewhere in [...]

Here’s the second installment of my recent conversation with the HOOVER COMES ALIVE! Playwright (and part-time tweeter for La Jolla Playhouse).
Gabriel Greene: A lot of the fun in HOOVER COMES ALIVE! arises from the mash-up between presidential politics and rock and roll — particularly the idea that Hoover chooses to emulate Elvis Presley’s 1968 Comeback [...]

By Erick Sundquist, Wardrobe Supervisor
When people ask what it is I do, they often mistake it for a glamorous job. While it is tons of fun, most overlook the detail it takes to make the show look and run consistently eight times a week. My job is to maintain the look and integrity of the design once [...]

At first rehearsal, Creditors’ Adaptor/Director Doug Wright warmly welcomed the company of actors, designers and production team, telling an audience of Playhouse staff, teaching artists and volunteers about the excitement he felt when he first discovered Strindberg’s taut, psychological thriller. With its cunning mind games and verbal twists and turns, Doug is eager to [...]