The first time Martha Lavey performed with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, she was naked in body paint playing a South American Indian. Her then acting teacher John Malkovich cast her in what she calls a “notorious” production of Christopher Hampton’s “Savages,” alongside Laurie Metcalf, Glenne Headly, and Terry Kinney. She was living her dream. Famously started in a school basement in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Jeff Perry, and Terry Kinney, Steppenwolf is one of the leading ensemble theaters in the country. So what’s the secret? Give the actors a voice. “The actor is the first and last handshake with the audience,” says Lavey, who has served as the company’s artistic director since 1995 and has been a member of the ensemble since 1993. “They ought to have things to say in the rehearsal room. Going into rehearsal at Steppenwolf is so freeing, not just for the ensemble members, but I...
- 4/11/2013
- backstage.com
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