This piece exists, on so many
levels because of its origin,
as its own genre with a unique
theatrical approach and style
that tells the stories theatrically
and also autobiographically.
– DAVID GALLO
it’s me doing a play about August Wilson. This piece
exists, on so many levels because of its origin, as its
own genre with a unique theatrical approach and style
that tells the stories theatrically and also autobiographically. And so the process for me was finding permission
to make what I felt was in many ways a personal expression of what the work over the years meant to me. I had to
insert more of myself, I was allowed to go in there and
comment on some things that I never felt was mine to do.
What I brought to it – my own personal baggage – I think
was both a hindrance and a help. It took a while to put a
pencil on the page. Now I’m very happy.
A young
August Wilson.
Signature: What are you most looking forward to in
delving into this piece?
CR: I have a very interesting challenge in front of me that
I don’t think a lot of costume designers have had. I’m
going to costume Ruben to be August Wilson within
Leon Addison Brown and January LaVoy in Two Trains Running, 2006.
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