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The only advice I have for staging these plays is this: strive for simplicity.

Director Ravi Jain and I discovered this when working on Greenland. Throughout the rehearsal process, we whittled everything (text, acting, design, direction) down to the essential. It was terrifying. And it worked.

There is no spectacle to speak of; there is only the narrative which the actor must illuminate in the heart of each audience member. To use a film metaphor, these plays are meant to be shot in close-up. Or perhaps a better image is that of a confessional?

In any case, the goal is the same: to connect.

I hope you enjoy them and, especially, that you find something that resonates with you.

Nicolas Billon

February 2013