Stealing the Western Canon with Celia and Pierre
By Daniel Smith (Dramaturg)
During the third scene of The Girl in the Yellow Dress, Celia giddily confesses to having stolen many of the books in her apartment. She mentions the authors Rainer Maria Rilke, D.H. Lawrence, and Virginia Woolf. Celia has also stolen an unspecified number of volumes from the Everyman’s Library, a collection published by Random House and originally intended to provide “new and beautiful editions of world’s classics at … Read More >
RICHARD LUNDY
ROLE: Stage Manager for The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Q: Have you worked at Next before? Yes
Q: What have you worked on?
A: About a dozen here at Next. The Adding Machine was the project that I’m proudest of in my career.
Q: What attracted you to The Girl in the Yellow Dress?
A: I love the awareness of how poor we are at using language to communicate.
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CHRISTINA MARCANTONIO
ROLE: Wardrobe Supervisor for The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Q: Have you worked at Next before?
A: Yes
Q: What have you worked on?
A: Maple and Vine
Q: What attracted you to The Girl in the Yellow Dress?
A: I was asked back after working on Maple and Vine. And it’s a very intriguing and thought provoking play.
Q: What is the most challenging/rewarding part of your job?
A: The most rewarding … Read More >
CARRIE COON
ROLE: Celia in The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Q: Have you worked at Next before?
A: First time on Next stage.
Q: What drew you to the play?
A: Celia’s complexity.
QUICK FIRE!
Favorite role you have played: Honey in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Hardest role: They all have their own challenges!
Favorite play: August: Osage County
Favorite movie: Today, my favorite movie is Chungking Express, by Wong Kar-Wai
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AUSTIN TALLEY
ROLE: Pierre in The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Q: Is this your first time working at Next?
A: Yes!
Q: What drew you to The Girl in the Yellow Dress?
A: I don’t think I’ve ever really known a play to really encapsulate the complexity of communication between people quite like this does. I’m also fascinated with the commentary the playwright makes on interracial relationships.
Q: What do you do to prepare for … Read More >
By Daniel Smith (Dramaturg)
In the opening scene of Craig Higginson’s play The Girl in the Yellow Dress, Pierre arrives at Celia’s home and they begin the process of getting to know one another. At first, it may seem unclear why Pierre has come. We learn that, if all goes well today, he will come over once a week for an hour and a half and will pay Celia at the end of each visit. Is she a therapist? No, he … Read More >
BRITNEY KUEHM
Assistant Stage Manager for The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Q: Is this your first time working at NEXT?
A: No.
Q: What play did you last work on at NEXT?
A: Maple and Vine
Q: What do you like best about The Girl in the Yellow Dress?
A: The people involved in its production.
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: As Good as it Gets
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: The Tao of Pooh
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Hello, all!
Assistant Director and Next Intern Kortney crafted an educational packet to accompany our current production of The Girl in the Yellow Dress. Click on the link below for more in-depth information on Paris, racial relations in France, and even psychology, as we explore onstage how the developed and the developing worlds collide.
Yellow Dress Dramaturgy
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