Michael Ritchie
Michael Ritchie
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth28 November 1938
CountryUnited States of America
american-director kids miss mix peak people themselves
I'm going to miss the mix of the kids who are 21 and come up here and find themselves with people who are at the peak of their careers.
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Just go out there and do it. It's not the easiest path.
best choices choose determined few hope last options partly presenting produce rest road season shows whether
Last season, we had two new musicals, and the rest of the season was partly determined by the choices that were available, and there were very few choices of shows going out on the road for us to choose from. My hope is that, season to season, you will see the best options that we have to produce on that stage, whether we are presenting shows that are going on the road post-Broadway or some pre-Broadway shows.
baton care concerned hoping kids people realize
We're hoping the kids (who have been evacuated to Baton Rouge) realize there are people out there that care for them and are concerned about them.
enjoy great greatest happen quality tool
I happen to enjoy fundraising a great deal, ... I think our greatest fundraising tool is going to be the quality of the shows.
landscape lost plays theatrical
If we don't do it, it will be lost to history. Plays like this were a big part of the theatrical landscape for a long time.
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
Sitting in this chair, my recommendation would carry too much weight.
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Los Angeles has always been on the table with us.
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.
liked
I've never liked having a play read to me.
american-director logistics
I've never presented. The logistics of that is a challenge.
love soup
This is everything I love about theater, from soup to nuts,
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.