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I mean financially it’s just sort of hugely liberating, so much of being an artist up to this point for me was balancing my art with my economy, figuring out how to delicately monetize something without compromising it at all. Ha, well, that sort of remains to be seen I guess. How has your life and work been affected by the “genius” thing? You were one of the 2014 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant Award Winners, recognizing “exceptionally creative individuals with a track record of achievement and the potential for significant contributions in the future” and comes with an unrestricted stipend of $625,000. I’m also working on a first draft of a new play tentatively called THE HARVEST about a group of young missionaries preparing to go on a mission in the Middle East. They’re set to premiere next season in two different theaters, and my thought is maybe someday a theater would be willing to do them both together, either in a single evening, or in rep. I’m working on these two plays that are loosely interconnected, LEWISTON and CLARKSTON. It’s really just about this man and the people surrounding him during the last days of his life in this unremarkable little one-bedroom apartment.
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It’s not sexy or full of plot twists or stylistic gestures.
I think the thing that’s been common to all the productions I’ve seen is probably something that’s true of all of my plays, that any value you get from it is the result of coming to the theater with an open mind and an open heart. The fact that it’s become my most produced play is astonishing to me. It’s been amazing to me that this play has had the life that it’s had, when I first wrote it I remember thinking that no one would produce it at all. So I saw it in Denver, Chicago, and Los Angeles. I actually worked on the first four productions of the play, and it premiered regionally (at the Denver Center) before it came to New York. Have you had a chance to see any regional theatre productions of this show? What are your impressions? We had a chance to chat with Sam Hunter, one of the nation’s hottest new playwrights, about the play he thought no one would want to produce and his need to write “better.” This smart and subversive tale features sharp, provocative language and finds heart in challenging situations. Hunter’s (The Few) big hearted and humorously touching play features a six hundred pound recluse whose issues from his past have brought him to a crisis in the present. “The Few” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.Cygnet Theatre literally ends Season 12 in a BIG way with the San Diego premiere of The Whale. “The Few” contains mature themes and language, and references to suicide. The other play, a “A Permanent Image,” was performed virtually on April 15, 16 and 17. This is one of two plays written by Hunter that are set in North Idaho and being presented this month by the NIC Theatre Department. “The Few” is directed by NIC theatre student David Fisher. “The Few” was praised for its "unusual insight into, and empathy for, people whose lives have settled into sad stasis, or strategic withdrawal."(The New York Times)
Now he's returned - with no word of where he's been - and things have changed. “The Few” tells the story of Bryan, who, four years ago, abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers.
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This virtual performance is free and will be performed live via Zoom.įor free tickets and the Zoom link, register at the event link. The North Idaho College Theatre Department presents the play “The Few” by Samuel D.
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