Chicago writer Brett Neveu never really put on enclosing gloves and ventures to the ring while he was making what would turn into his acclaimed two-character play, The compitetor, for Chicago's A Red Orchid Theater and now in New York City. Despite the fact that he drew on exploration with battle industry people, he generally dug into his brain and heart.
"Pulling from my creative ability and research on spaces was most of the task," Neveu let me know in the weeks paving the way to the play's Manhattan make a big appearance on July 31. "After that, I depended on the architects to help me a considerable amount when building the universe of the play. They truly kicked ass in that respect."
From Chicago, Neveu (maintain it "nehv-you," like the French for "nephew") addressed a large number of my inquiries concerning his play, his past and his methodology. That Q&a takes after. (Additionally look at the peculiarity that I expounded on Neveu and the play for TDF Stages, the online magazine of the Theater Development Fund.)
The meat of The Opponent — which debuted at the 70-seat A Red Orchid Theater in 2012, and now makes its New York City debut through Sept. 7 at a 54-seat venue inside 59e59 Theaters — is less about the demonstration of boxing and fighting (however there is a lot of that) and all the more about the gristly forms of an understudy guide relationship. It's a punchy investigation of the shared needs, individual and expert, of father and child figures.
"Pulling from my creative ability and research on spaces was most of the task," Neveu let me know in the weeks paving the way to the play's Manhattan make a big appearance on July 31. "After that, I depended on the architects to help me a considerable amount when building the universe of the play. They truly kicked ass in that respect."
From Chicago, Neveu (maintain it "nehv-you," like the French for "nephew") addressed a large number of my inquiries concerning his play, his past and his methodology. That Q&a takes after. (Additionally look at the peculiarity that I expounded on Neveu and the play for TDF Stages, the online magazine of the Theater Development Fund.)
The meat of The Opponent — which debuted at the 70-seat A Red Orchid Theater in 2012, and now makes its New York City debut through Sept. 7 at a 54-seat venue inside 59e59 Theaters — is less about the demonstration of boxing and fighting (however there is a lot of that) and all the more about the gristly forms of an understudy guide relationship. It's a punchy investigation of the shared needs, individual and expert, of father and child figures.
