The Guild's 2003 season, focused primarily on the NATIONAL ARTS CLUB in
New York, commenced with three programs that featured prominent British
actors. In January our guest was HENRY
GOODMAN, who had won an Olivier Award for his portrayal of Shylock in
a National Theatre Merchant of Venice that had been telecast on
PBS in America. In February we spoke with SIMON
RUSSELL BEALE, who was riveting audiences in a double bill of Shakespeare
and Chekhov at BAM. In March we enjoyed a conversation with ROGER
REES, who had achieved stardom in the title role of an RSC adaptation
of Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby.
We then enjoyed a delightful evening
with MARGOT HARLEY, Artistic Director
of The Acting Company, and DAVID SCHRAMM,
a distinguished veteran of that influential troupe.
In September we talked
with RICHARD EASTON, who had won
a Tony Award for his portrayal of poet and classicist A. E. Housman in Tom
Stoppard's The Invention of Love. We then proceeded to programs
with DANA IVERY, the first actress
to play the title role in Driving Miss Daisy, with SIR
PETER SHAFFER, a playwright who has enriched our repertory with such
classics as Amadeus and Equus, and with legendary actress
MARIAN SELDES, who is
probably best known for her nuanced interpretations of characters in Edward
Albee's most demanding works.
In Washington, meanwhile, we offered programs with PBS journalist
ROBERT MACNEIL, who introduced his new memoir, with actress JANE
ALEXANDER, who spoke about her work as Chair of the National Endowment
for the Arts, with playwright KEN
LUDWIG, who discussed Shakespeare in Hollywood, and with writer
SAMI PLOTKIN, co-author
of Speaking the Speech.
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