placed next to each other among
a room full of academics. Despite
the awkward beginning, the two
began talking and realized they
had much in common. They soon
became close friends and work
very well together.
“I love working with Ari,” said
Bader. “She has a very sensitive
radar for the truth. She cultivates
complete honesty on stage and
immediately recognizes any mo-
ments that feel dishonest or words
that feel unnecessary. Or some-
times words that were necessary
in an earlier rehearsal but now
that the scene is fully staged, have
things being played that no longer
need to be said. Having trained as
a classical pianist, she’s also par-
ticular about things like transition
music and the scoundscape and
all of the other things that add to
the sense of on stage truth.”
“Jenny Lynn once said that I birth
plays and I feel there is a little bit
of that,” said Kreith. “You fall in
love with the piece and you fall in
love with both where it is going
into rehearsal and also seeing its
potential as a fully realized thing
and inviting actors to become part
of the conversation and the art of
shaping it. That’s really magical.”
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