Tartuffe First Rehearsal
Posted by Adam Immerwahr on September 12th, 2007Yesterday was the first rehearsal of Tartuffe. It was a nice event. Daniel Fish, the director, is always incredibly eloquent and inspiring about the work. I know that many in the room were charged and excited just from soaking up his enthusiasm and passion. One of the things that became clear to me, in the meeting, is just how funny Tartuffe is going to be. Emily, our artistic director, pointed out that Daniel’s work with comedy is brilliant. Daniel replied: “I’m a whore for a laugh.” Afterward, I had a long discussion with our managing director about whether or not I could put the phrase “Whore for a laugh” in the blog. I won’t reveal what the final decision was…
So a bit of exciting news: we have a new blogger! Nick Westrate, who plays “Damis” in Tartuffe, has agreed to be our embedded blogger for this production. So expect some posts from him in the near future about his time in Princeton, his process as an actor, and the honing of his role. I’m very excited, partially cause I won’t feel so guilty on the days when I don’t blog. Also, Nick and I were buddies in High School. In Northern Michigan. It is a very small world. This is actually his second time at McCarter - he also participated in a reading of another play last year. But he can tell you about all this.
So Tartuffe is off to a great start! Keep checking back here for updates.
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Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.
