Michael Ritchie
Michael Ritchie
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth28 November 1938
CountryUnited States of America
american-director
Sitting in this chair, my recommendation would carry too much weight.
american-director early rather
I feel that I'm leaving Williamstown too early, but I'd rather leave too early than too late.
american-director buses downtown loft runs spur subway
There's been a big spur in downtown development with new business, restaurants and a lot of loft buying. The buses run, and there's a subway that runs through downtown.
american-director fairly good group spent supportive theater time
I've spent a lot of time in LA, so I have a fairly good sense of what that world is, and that group has been supportive of the theater in the past.
american-director logistics
I've never presented. The logistics of that is a challenge.
ahead american-director best feeling five next opportunity
In next five to 10 years I probably would have done my best work, but I was afraid of having another 10 or 15 years ahead of me and feeling stale, so this was an opportunity to reinvigorate myself.
burden deserves large major obviously
This is obviously a major burden on an organization even as large as CTG, ... But this one deserves to be on our stage.
american-director
Los Angeles has always been on the table with us.
american-director
Just go out there and do it. It's not the easiest path.
love soup
This is everything I love about theater, from soup to nuts,
chose fact love message production secondary social statement theater
I chose this very specifically for the first play for a lot of different reasons, ... One, I love it. Two, I know it's a production that works. Three, it does make a statement about the kind of theater that I really love, which is just that it's vibrant, theatrical. The fact that there is a social message in it is secondary to the theatricality of it.
american-director rehearsal seems
It's exciting to see a kid at a rehearsal meeting with someone who seems like such an icon.
list plays
I want to see a shorter list of plays in production,
matter
It's a matter of pride. They would have a sense of control.