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NPR Feature on Lisa Kron's Well Now Available Online

By: Apr. 03, 2006
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National Public Radio's feature on Lisa Kron's play Well is now available on NPR's website. The feature originally aired on Saturday, April 1 on NPR's Weekend Addition. Site visitors can listen to the feature as well as unaired interview footage with Kron and director Leigh Silverman.

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Well began performances on March 10th, and opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48 Street) on March 30th.

Obie Award-winners Lisa Kron and Jayne Houdyshell reprise the roles they created at The Public Theater last year. They are joined by Daniel Breaker, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, John Hoffman, and Christina Kirk. Well is produced by Elizabeth I. McCann and Scott Rudin, Boyett Ostar, Roger Berlind, and True Love Productions.

Well "opens with Lisa Kron's mother sitting on a La-Z-Boy recliner in the middle of the stage. As the play goes on to deal with Kron's personal experiences of healing, a comedic coup d'état breaks out. The actors critique the script, her memories conflict with her flashbacks, her mother interrupts with her own opinions, and Kron finds herself in danger of losing control. The result is a hilarious and brazen piece that questions our thoughts on the conventions of both theatre and wellness," according to press notes.

Well made its world premiere at the Public Theater in the spring of 2004, a production that was on the "Best of 2004" lists of The New York Times, The Associated Press, and The Star-Ledger. The production garnered Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle nominations and an OBIE award for Jayne Houdyshell's portrayal of Kron's mother.

Visit this link for the Well NPR broadcast. Visit www.wellonbroadway.com for more information on the show.
 







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