TRYING at Ford's Theatre
TRYING by Joanna McClelland Glass is a wonderful play set in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. It is based on the real life experiences of the playwright between winter 1967 and spring 1968 while working for the honorable (and retired) Judge Francis Biddle, an "eighty-one-year-old, once brilliant man who was Attorney General of the United States under Franklin Roosevelt. After a long and illustrious career he now functions, as he says, somewhere between lucidity and senility."
James Whitmore plays Judge Biddle, and Karron Graves is Sarah Schoor, a twenty-five-year-old girl who has been hired by Mrs. Biddle, to be the Judge's secretary. Will post production photos as they become available.
The sound engineer is Brian Keating, (official title: assistant technical director). Mixing live takes skill, but the difference between mixing live and mixing for live theatre is akin to the difference between playing the guitar and playing classical guitar. It's much more disciplined and takes much more skill and knowledge. In my opinion, Brian is one of the best theatre engineers in the region.
Directed by Gus Kaikkonen
Lighting Design: Rui Rita
Scenic Design: Jeff Bauer
Costume Design: Pamela Scofield
Producing Director: Paul Tetreault
