Marian Seldes and
Brian Murray, two of Broadway's leading artists, who have played together in some of the 20th century's most daring plays, will talk about their careers, their friendship and their process of creation in "Artists in Conversation," presented by the Westport Arts Center, on Monday, September 25. "The Conversation" will be held at 7:30 pm at the Seabury Center in Westport.
Master actors
Marian Seldes and
Brian Murray have performed together both on and off Broadway. They appeared in
Edward Albee's
The Play About the Baby (2001). Most recently, they co-starred in the hit off-Broadway show
Beckett/Albee (2003), —an evening of four short plays, in which they interpret works by both Samuel Beckett and
Edward Albee.
The "Artists in Conversation" pairing was suggested by
Betty Corwin, Creator and former director of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center and currently Co-producer of the television program, "Women in Theatre" on CUNY-TV. This event will be taped for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
Seldes made her Broadway debut in 1947, as a serving girl in Medea. Seldes has earned four Tony nominations for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, winning in 1967 for her performance in
Edward Albee's
A Delicate Balance. She has since appeared in Albee's
Three Tall Women and
The Play About the Baby. Her three other Tony nominations were for performances in
Father's Day (1971),
Deathtrap (1978), and
Ring Around the Moon (1999).
Her TV credits include guest appearances on "Gunsmoke," "Perry Mason," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Murphy Brown," and "Sex and the City." Her film credits include
The Greatest Story Ever Told, Celebrity,
Hollywood Ending and
Mona Lisa Smile.Murray's 50-plus year acting career began when he was 12 years old in his native South Africa. After moving to London, be became an associate artist at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford (1961-64). A 1964 RSC tour of
King Lear brought him to the United States. Murray made his Broadway debut in 1969 in
All In Good Time, and went on to play Rosencrantz in Tom Stoppard's
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1968), which earned him his first of three Tony nominations. His other two nominations were for
The Little Foxes (1997) and
The Crucible (2002). Murray has also directed six Broadway plays.
"The Westport Arts Center is a not-for-profit performing and visual arts organization dedicated to providing meaningful arts experiences for area residents of all ages," according to notes.
More detailed information on WAC's season, including concerts, film, visual arts, literary, youth and children's programs, is available on the Westport Arts Center's website,
www.westportartscenter.org. Tickets, which are $20, can be purchased online or by calling 203-222-7070 or visiting online.
