Acting : The Drifts Live: the novel onstage @UnitedSolo Fest by Thom Vernon

From thom vernon (The Drifts Live: the novel on stage) — "If I were a love child, my parents would be Lily Tomlin and Anna Devere Smith. John Leguizamo was the sperm donor. And why: I saw Search for Intelligent Signs of Life in the Universe in Chicago in the late 80s and, bam, I saw my future. Bare stage, a couple of steps—and saw this person (Lily Tomlin) populate a cavernous theatre with hordes of people! Each and every one of those people had an actual stillness and presence. No matter what, Lily, John or Anna Deveare start and end with the dirt, spit and poetry of humans. Real people making their way. Raw, physical no-holds-barred. Just like the rest of us. They pounce on the beauty of the banal and the everyday like big game, hungry cats. Their people fight for what matters to them. Just like you and me. Their craft splits cracks in what we know and expect. Film, TV, Theatre, novels—it doesn’t matter. Keep it about the people. It’s the safest and most dangerous place to be." http://nytheaternow.com/2013/09/25/united-solo-festival-previews-2/