As we enter the new year, I thought it might be fun to look at where last year’s McCarter artists are now. With hundreds of playwrights, directors, designers, actors and technicians employed every year, a single blog post can only hope to scratch the surface (hmm, maybe this should be a recurring feature?). Here is what a few of the artists from 2007 are up to:

Lookingglass Alice
Lookingglass Theatre Company is about to remount their production of Hephaestus: A Greek Mythology Circus Tale, co-created and co-directed by Tony Hernandez, who appeared in Lookingglass Alice last season at McCarter. If you have a trip planned to Chicago, performances begin January 9. Get your tickets here. Of course, Argonautika, which McCarter is co-producing this year with Berkeley Rep and the Shakespeare Theater of DC also premiered at Lookingglass, so you can still get your Lookingglass fix without having to travel too far.

Radio Golf
After a successful Broadway run (including 4 Tony Award nominations), the cast of Radio Golf all finally headed their separate ways. But you can catch cast-member Tonya Pinkins in the Disney movie Enchanted, where she plays Phoebe Banks (the divorcing couple in Robert’s office on whom Giselle works her magic). It’s a nice big part, I must say! Actually, I really adored this movie—it isn’t the sort of thing I usually get into, but it was so sweet and romantic that I kinda just melted when I watched it. Plus, it brought back all these childhood memories of wonderful Disney films. It was kinda great, and it was fun to see a familiar face!!

Mrs. Packard
Mrs. Packard set designer Eugene Lee is currently quite well-represented in New York City, with set designs for both Wicked and the recently opened Broadway revival of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming (interestingly enough, Eugene also designed McCarter’s most recent Pinter production: The Birthday Party). In addition to Eugene, the creative team for The Homecoming also includes many other McCarter artists, including costume designer Jess Goldstein, lighting designer Kenneth Posner and fight choreographer Rick Sordelet. The New York Times review of this production started with the sentence: “First of all, it really is that good.” I guess that means you should see it.

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Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.

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