In Context: Alan Smithee Directed This Play: Triple Feature

Alan Smithee Directed This Play: Triple Feature runs at BAM from October 1—4. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of original blog pieces, articles, interviews, and videos related to the artists. Once you've seen it, help us keep the conversation going by telling us what you thought below.

Program Notes

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Alan Smithee Directed This Play: Triple Feature (PDF)


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Article
“A Disturbance of Dramaturgy: Alan Smithee Directed This Play: Triple Feature (BAM Blog)
“I pruned each scene [of Terms of Endearment]  with sonnets, villanelles, pantouns, odes, and sestinas,” says Annie-B Parson of one element of Alan Smithee.

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Article
“Name of Director Smithee Isn’t What It Used to Be” (Los Angeles Times)
Eclectic auteur Alan Smithee’s filmmaking days are numbered.

Interview
BAM Blog Questionnaire: Set Designer Joanne Howard (BAM Blog)
The Alan Smithee set designer and director Annie-B Parson were once roomies.

Profile
“Husband and Wife, Marrying Art Forms" (The New York Times)
On the many creative unions of Big Dance Theatre’s Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar.

Interview
BOMB Interviews Annie-B Parson (BOMB Magazine)
“It takes a lot of craft to align with the synchronicity of the universe, and still keep things moving along on stage!,” says the Alan Smithee director.

Watch & Listen

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Video
Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar on Alan Smithee… (YouTube)
The directing duo unpack their multifaceted drama.

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