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There's no place more theatrical than history.

~George C. Wolfe

Topics: History More Place Than Theatrical

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The only rule of a musical is that it must maintain its buoyancy.

~George C. Wolfe

Topics: Maintain Musical Must Only Rule

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A lot of directors tend to manipulate actors' vulnerability to get what they want, and that can work.

~George C. Wolfe

Topics: Actor Directors Get Lot Manipulate Tend Vulnerability Want Work

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You've got to make the rehearsal room very safe. You can't bully people, because if you bully people, they're going to freeze and lock up.

~George C. Wolfe

Topics: Because Bully Freeze Going Got Lock Make People Rehearsal Room Safe Up Very You

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I'm interested in exploring how an individual maintains a sense of power in a world that tends to make individuals feel powerless.

~George C. Wolfe

Topics: Exploring Feel How Individual Individuals Interested Make Power Powerless Sense Tends World

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Generally, the realm in which black playwrights have been allowed to achieve success has been social realism or musicals.

~George C. Wolfe

Topics: Achieve Allowed Been Black Generally Musicals Playwrights Realism Realm Social Success Which

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I've always tried to do shows in a filmic way. I like it when forms smack up against each other.

~George C. Wolfe

Topics: Against Always Each Forms Like Other Shows Smack Tried Up Way

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In the early '90s or so, I drove my father to Providence, Ky., his hometown, and he was pointing out, 'That's where the doctor's office was,' and 'That's where we bought ice cream.' And he was pointing to empty lots. When you lose communities, what do you have? We often survive by remembering the stories.

~George C. Wolfe

Topics: Bought Communities Cream Doctor Drove Early Empty Father He His Hometown Ice Ice Cream Lose Lots Office Often Out Pointing Providence Remembering Stories Survive Where You

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It may take a while, but I think 'On the Town' has the potential for us to break down the boundaries between the traditional theatergoer who may have fond memories of the musical and those with a 'Broadway-is-not-for-me' agenda.

~George C. Wolfe

Topics: Agenda Between Boundaries Break Down Fond Fond Memories May Memories Musical Potential Take Think Those Town Traditional Us While Who I Think

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When 'The Normal Heart' first appeared, the sense of urgency was so important.

~George C. Wolfe

Topics: Appeared First Heart Important Normal Sense Urgency

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Playwright

Born: September 23rd, 1954

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