Michael Ritchie
Michael Ritchie
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth28 November 1938
CountryUnited States of America
chose fact love message production secondary social statement theater
I chose this very specifically for the first play for a lot of different reasons, ... One, I love it. Two, I know it's a production that works. Three, it does make a statement about the kind of theater that I really love, which is just that it's vibrant, theatrical. The fact that there is a social message in it is secondary to the theatricality of it.
american-director
The audience includes subscribers, so you have to be careful.
list plays
I want to see a shorter list of plays in production,
american-director area city douglas education kirk major plays theater
The new Kirk Douglas Theater for development of new plays and education in Culver City is an area doing a major redevelopment. We're part of that.
american-director kids miss mix peak people themselves
I'm going to miss the mix of the kids who are 21 and come up here and find themselves with people who are at the peak of their careers.
american-director bad
I have no interest in directing. I'd be a bad director.
american-director
I had no training in the theater. I did not study it but just did it.
american-director
I'll be going to the granddaddy of the Los Angeles theaters.
matter
It's a matter of pride. They would have a sense of control.
american-director fairly good group spent supportive theater time
I've spent a lot of time in LA, so I have a fairly good sense of what that world is, and that group has been supportive of the theater in the past.
liked
I've never liked having a play read to me.
american-director logistics
I've never presented. The logistics of that is a challenge.
burden deserves large major obviously
This is obviously a major burden on an organization even as large as CTG, ... But this one deserves to be on our stage.
love soup
This is everything I love about theater, from soup to nuts,