BWW Interviews: Nature Theatre Of Oklahoma's Kristin Worrell

In the summer of 2007, Pavol told me he'd like to call me one day soon, and to make sure I had a lot of time and didn't feel pressured to hurry. Once the calling began, it was simply my own response to the question "Tell me the story of your life." One phone call turned into ten, and only at the very end of the calls did he propose that it be a show. Of course I knew he'd be recording the phone calls because he'd called me and others for "No Dice" and "Romeo and Juliet". I didn't realize at the time that I was the only person he was calling, so it took me by surprise.

I wouldn't say that they persuaded me, it was a decision that I made on my own, taking all things into account. My main concern was maintaining the privacy of some of the people I talked about, so we changed a lot of the names. I'm honoured that Pavol chose to call me. My life has been made into art! I have worked with Kelly and Pavol for several years, and not only do I have great respect for their work, but I trust them implicitly.

Indeed I've supposedly led an "unremarkable life". I don't think of it in terms of a compliment or insult, but rather it underscores the fact that it's not a show about my life. The text is culled and edited from phone calls that took the form of a stream of consciousness. There was no preparation; I was not crafting my language nor was I speaking of my life triumphs or failures. I do not consider "Life and Times" to be my life story. I don't believe my life has been unremarkable, I am surprised and in awe of it every day.

For me to talk about everything and anything in my life would have literally taken more than my lifetime, so no - I've not spoken about everything. I've left lots of things out, but I tried to be as candid as possible of the things that did come to mind.

Not necessarily. Life can be embarrassing. I try to embrace that.

With joy, curiosity, bewilderment, and amazement.

Life and Times Episodes 1-5 will be performed on four separate evenings at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, from 21 - 25 May, or in one 12-hour Saturday sitting.

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