Wallace Shawn

The friends talk about their highly productive, decades-long screen partnership in advance of a new series of reissues by The Criterion Collection.

The stage and screen veterans turned Ibsen's play, about an egomaniacal architect looking to make amends, into a movie.

Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn describe collaborating on “The Designated Mourner,” written by and starring Wallace Shawn, directed by Andre Gregory. It's the first New York revival of the acclaimed 1996 masterwork, and it’s part of runs through August 25 at the Public Theater.

 

Actor and playwright Wallace Shawn discusses how he finds pathos in the political and personal challenges of everyday life. His book Essays challenges us to look at our own behavior in an honest light. He also talks about "My Dinner with Andre," which he co-wrote with Andre Gregory, being ...

Actor and playwright Wallace Shawn discusses how he finds pathos in the political and personal challenges of everyday life. His book Essays challenges us to look at our own behavior in an honest light. He also talks about "My Dinner with Andre," which he co-wrote with Andre Gregory, being ...

At times during the course of human history, when the last of a group, clan, or tribe passes, someone would be appointed to publicly weep, remember, and light the sacred fire for the passing of that group. This custom of "The Designated Mourner," for which the play is named, is ...

This week, we explore things lost, and things found - letters, memories, voices, paintings, and a play by Wallace Shawn.

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