Today I'm joined by Artistic Director of Red Stitch Actors' Theatre, Ella Caldwell, to talk about the rehearsal room for my play Monument.
We speak about:
Finding the right artistic team to build out the world of the play.
Bringing different perspectives into the development room.
The rehearsal process and the role of a director and playwright.
New discoveries in the rehearsal room and going all the way with a choice to reveal the next layer.
Being brave enough to expose your work early and when to open up the rehearsal room to outside eyes.
The themes of Monument (politics and beauty culture) and our personal relationship to makeup.
The challenges of working with a closed time closed place play.
Engaging subject matter experts at different points of the artistic process.
Working with a makeup consultant in the rehearsal room.
Come see the show!
Monument by Emily Sheehan
Directed by Ella Caldwell
At Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre
9 August - 3 September, 2023
Book now: www.redstitch.net/monument-2023
Read the script!
Monument by Emily Sheehan
Published by Currency Press