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George C. Wolfe

George C. Wolfe

American Playwright

Born: Sep 23, 1954

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Related authors: Arthur Miller August Wilson David Henry Hwang Howard E. Koch Katori Hall Lorraine Hansberry Lynn Nottage Sam Shepard

In the early '90s or so, I drove my father to Providence, Ky., his hometown, and he was pointing out, 'That's where the doctor's office was,' and 'That's where we bought ice cream.' And he was pointing to empty lots. When you lose communities, what do you have? We often survive by remembering the stories. George C. Wolfe

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Most musicals are informed by very rigid archetypes. If you get a very sophisticated mind writing them, you sense something else, but it's a folk-art form, really, at its best. At different times, I've tried to push against it as much as I possibly could, but ultimately, it is a folk-art form. George C. Wolfe

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One of the things I learned very early on was that if you cast the show correctly, and if you've created the right energy in the room, the solution is also in the room. The solution doesn't necessarily come from someone, but if everybody is working in a very steadfast and rigorous way, then everything you're looking for is in the room. George C. Wolfe

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I personally am a very big fan of 'Romeo + Juliet.' It had a visceral power to it that I thought was just exhilarating. It was a very arresting and very disturbing and deeply compelling version of the play. George C. Wolfe

Anytime you create art, you create a mess. I mean, 'Hamlet' is a mess! George C. Wolfe

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I'm more attracted to art that smashes than I am attracted to art that sits on a shelf and is beautiful. George C. Wolfe

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I love Kabuki, Noh theater and bunraku. George C. Wolfe

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The Public Theater requires one to be very public, and writing requires one to be very private. George C. Wolfe

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To want to come to New York, you have to have a sense of wonder about the world and a foolish sense of worth about yourself. And I, too, had both of those things. George C. Wolfe

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I like to knock down walls and allow others to enter. George C. Wolfe

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When you're writing, in theory, everybody is serving you. When you're directing, you're serving everybody - in the guise of acting like everybody's serving you. But you're really serving the materials. You're serving the actors. You're in charge, but it's not free. George C. Wolfe

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When I was on dialysis, I willed myself to do 'On the Town.' It accesses my most childlike, joyful love of theater. George C. Wolfe

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Commercial theater, in its agenda to appeal to everybody, is often at the expense of the unique vision of the artist. George C. Wolfe

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The only rule of a musical is that it must maintain its buoyancy. George C. Wolfe

Musical Rule Must Only Maintain

A lot of directors tend to manipulate actors' vulnerability to get what they want, and that can work. George C. Wolfe

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It may take a while, but I think 'On the Town' has the potential for us to break down the boundaries between the traditional theatergoer who may have fond memories of the musical and those with a 'Broadway-is-not-for-me' agenda. George C. Wolfe

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I think we all have a primal desire to know as much as we can to find out about where we come from. George C. Wolfe

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I don't go, like, 'Hmm, I'm now going to create something for the black community.' I just feel this compelling urge. I just feel myself drawn to stories that I feel have a potency and immediacy. George C. Wolfe

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I'm convinced whenever something opens on Broadway, it's a miracle. It's a miracle that people survived. George C. Wolfe

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The wonderful thing about theater is that it has so many people involved in the creation of it. The worst thing about theater is that it has so many people involved in the creation of it. That dynamic is thrilling and challenging every time you make a show. George C. Wolfe

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