Roundtable
/ Table Ronde:
Directing the Donellys: A Discussion
Organiser, David
Eden,
Robarts Research Library, University of Toronto
Hailed as a masterpiece
when first
produced, James Reaney’s Donnellys Trilogy has had a spotty
production
history in the intervening thirty years.
The goal of this roundtable is to discuss problems in bringing
these
plays to the stage. Is the influence of
the original production so strong? How
did different directors approach the plays?
Is it possible for a director today to approach the plays
without
knowledge of Reaney and his methods? On
the eve of the Stratford Festival production of Sticks and Stones,
these are
important questions.
Participants will
include Terry