![]() ![]() All of this, plus the previously announced Broadway productions of Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men and Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song at the Hayes, promises to make our upcoming 40th season, both on and off Broadway, a highpoint of Second Stage’s four decades of bringing American plays to life.” In 2019 we’ll bring Christopher Shinn’s acclaimed play, Dying City, back to New York for a well-deserved second viewing through the lens of the fearless young director Lila Neugebauer. And a world premiere musical is always an event, but one that combines the talents of Tom Kitt, John Logan, and Jason Moore promises to be something truly remarkable I can’t wait for audiences to discover this fresh and emotionally powerful new musical. “The world premiere productions include Steven Levenson’s Days of Rage, which taps into a young and vital political impulse that I think is very important at this moment in our country, and it’s in expert hands with Trip Cullman who steered Lobby Hero to renewed life on Broadway this spring. ![]() “I’m returning to my beautiful life that I crafted and put a lot of energy into, and that, I know, is going to catch me or at least is going to be enough of a soft landing that I’m going to be okay,” Pinkham said.“I’m incredibly excited to celebrate our 40th Anniversary with a fantastic line-up of works that includes both world premieres and celebrated plays that deserve a second viewing,” said Artistic Director Carole Rothman. To get to this point required hard work, diligence, passion, and inspiration, but above all else, patience, Pinkham said. “I followed my butterflies to uncover what I could do rather than freeze.” It was my fear that led me to these discoveries,” Pinkham said. Following his Lowell talk, Pinkham said he was headed to New York to perform one of the songs from his new show for the first time. Pinkham’s dream has now become a reality. The production will work to reuse old materials, implement sustainable practices, and even set aside part of its budget to zero out the carbon emissions it does produce. The show-which has now been picked up by a regional theater -is also going to be completely carbon neutral. The man is trying to complete a solo rendition of the song “Singin’ in the Rain” with only the materials that have washed ashore. The basic premise of the show is about a man marooned on a desert island at the height of the climate change crisis. “It’s actually by addressing the systemic issues from within the very structures we’re already embedded in.”Īnd that’s exactly what Pinkham decided to do-he started writing a one-man show. “The most useful way we can all contribute to society’s growth and to the planet’s protection is not by negating where we are,” Pinkham said. He said he wanted to commit himself and his artistry to the fight against racial injustice and climate devastation, but then it hit him. He pointed to a time when he questioned whether his work on Broadway, performing for more privileged audiences, was really the best use of his time. Pinkham then talked about his work and career. “I believe that fear is our friend and that with enough reframing and conscious rewiring anyone can make friends with their butterflies and learn to welcome them with excitement and control.” “Fear is just excitement without breath,” Pinkham said. Later, Pinkham answered questions presented by Jorgensen and actress Gabrielle Esposito, BC ’18.Īfter opening with a personal story about his family’s near run-in with the coronavirus last year, Pinkham introduced a lesson he learned from one of his professors at Yale, where he studied acting at the David Geffen School of Drama. Pinkham, a Grammy- and Tony-nominated stage and screen actor and acclaimed Broadway performer, was introduced by Luke Jorgensen, chair of the BC theatre department. Pinkham was the fourth speaker of the semester in the Lowell Humanities Series, co-sponsored by the Lowell Institute and the theatre department at Boston College. His talk, Fear Into Fuel: A Gentleman’s Guide to Stage Fright and Other Scary Things like Climate Change, focused on fear and how people can channel their nerves into meaningful action. On Wednesday, Pinkham, BC ’05, spoke virtually on his work and creative process within the theatre world. Keaton, a comedian and silent film star from the ’20s, has no doubt inspired Pinkham, who recently wrote his own one-man show. On a pixelated Zoom screen, a framed poster advertising a Buster Keaton film festival-capturing the comedian’s deadpan expression and drooping eyes-leans against the wall of playwright Bryce Pinkham’s home. ![]()
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