And, to be clear, those three hours and 10 minutes dont fly by.
(Will Butler ofArcade Firecomposed the songs, which the actors play on real instruments.)
(The pandemic scuttled plans for a spring 2021 production.)
Sarah Pidgeon and Juliana Canfield ofStereophonic, on Broadway now.
As an actor, she could recognize that self-consciousness.
Theres so much rejection in this industry, she says.
The shows postponement worked in Canfields favor, too.
Photo: Julieta Cervantes
Canfield’s character, Holly, was rather more loosely drawn than Diana.
Its a lot of steaming and its a lot of water, she says.
All other aspects of life have sort of faded away.
Photo: Julieta Cervantes
At this pointsome six months afterStereophonicopened at Playwrights Horizonsthe companys closeness is more authentic than ever.
The intimacy among us is really different.
It feels lighter and truer.
Andrew R. Butler (as Charlie), Pidgeon (as Diana), Canfield (as Holly), and Will Brill (as Reg) onStereophonic’s opening night.
Its impossible, she says.
By now, that dynamic is exactly as warm and supportive in real life as it looks from afar.
I never thought that I would be originating a role on Broadway, says Canfield.
And its a pleasure every night.
Pidgeon feels just the same.
I didnt have a character or project in mind because I didnt know this play existed.
