Signature Theatre: BIG LOVE Charles Mee and Tina Landau Interview

• published: 30 Jan 2015
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Watch BIG LOVE playwright Charles Mee and director Tina Landau discuss how their approach to the work. Learn more about BIG LOVE at New York City's Signature Theatre: http://www.signaturetheatre.org/tickets/production.aspx?pid=3764 BIG LOVE by Charles Mee directed by Tina Landau BIG LOVE begins performances February 4, 2015 at Signature Theatre in New York City. Fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and seek refuge in an Italian villa in this modern re-making of one of the world's oldest plays, The Danaids by Aeschylus. Mayhem ensues, complete with grooms in flight suits, women throwing themselves to the ground, occasional pop songs and romantic dances - even a bride falling in love. Reuniting Signature's 2007-08 Playwright-in-Residence Charles Mee with his longtime collaborator Tina Landau, Big Love is a colossal, poetic work that explores the hunger for independence, the burden of tradition, and the shape and size of love. Featuring: Emmanuel Brown, Lynn Cohen, Ellen Harvey, Ryan-James Hatanaka, Christopher Innvar, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Preston Sadleir, Stacey Sargeant, Nathaniel Stampley, Bobby Steggert, Libby Winters Creative Team: Brett Banakis (Scenic Design), Anita Yavich (Costume Design), Scott Zielinski (Lighting Design), Kevin O’Donnell (Sound Design), Austin Switser (Projection Design), Rick Sordelet (Fight Direction), Lori Lundquist (Production Stage Manager). Casting by Telsey + Company, William Cantler, CSA. Follow Signature Theatre on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/signaturetheatrecompany Twitter: https://twitter.com/signaturetheatr Tumblr: http://signaturetheatre.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/signaturetheatre New York City’s Signature Theatre exists to honor and celebrate the playwright. Founded in 1991 by James Houghton, Signature makes an extended commitment to a playwright’s body of work, and during this journey, the writer is engaged in every aspect of the creative process. Signature is the first theatre company to devote an entire season to the work of a single playwright, including re-examinations of past writings as well as New York and world premieres. By championing in-depth explorations of a living playwright’s body of work, Signature Theatre delivers an intimate and immersive journey into the playwright’s singular vision. Signature has presented entire seasons of the work of Edward Albee, Lee Blessing, Horton Foote, Maria Irene Fornes, John Guare, Bill Irwin, Adrienne Kennedy, Tony Kushner, Romulus Linney, Charles Mee, Arthur Miller, Sam Shepard, Paula Vogel, August Wilson, Lanford Wilson, and a season celebrating the historic Negro Ensemble Company. Signature Theatre Company The Pershing Square Signature Center 480 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 http://www.signaturetheatre.org/