Spotlight On... Alex Goldrich
This young actor has been making his mark in the company since the fall of 2002, especially in this past year. Audiences may remember Alex's head-turning performance as Reverend Hale in "The Crucible" in May, or perhaps as the dashing Malcolm in "MacBeth" last month, or how about as the emotionally lost Bob in "Moonchildren" in April, or as... You see what I'm talking about!
Alex is loaning his commanding stage presence and extraordinary talents to the role of "Jerry" in Edward Albee's "The Zoo Story" at this year's Theatre on the Edge. He is joining fellow "Moonchildren" alum Keith Dickson in this modern classic.
"The character of Jerry is one of the most challenging parts i've encountered. He's a very complex person, and his life is, in many ways, quite terribly painful, Goldrich says of the role. "It's kind of a scary place to go, to realize that he's not that different from any one of us."
The play centers on Peter, played by Dickson, a middle-class publishing executive while he sits on a park bench, reading. Along comes Jerry, played by Goldrich, an isolated, disheartened man. Jerry intrudes on Peter’s peaceful state by interrogating him and forcing him to listen to his life story and the reason behind his visit to the New York Zoo. It sounds like a simple story, and you may wonder why it fits in the festivals programming.
"The Zoo Story is a tremendously powerful script, at times funny and disturbing and sad and shocking. It's a deceptively simple story - seemingly, just two men talking – and yet as it unfolds their struggle takes on a deeper significance," says Goldrich. "This play is really a perfect fit for Theatre on the Edge. It's a true modern classic, one that has not lost any of its "edginess" in the 48 years since it was written. The themes that it explores are as meaningful now as they were in 1958. The audience will witness a terribly dark moment in two people's lives, but as only great art can, the writing brings beauty to the most painful of experiences."
A regular to the Saint John Theatre Company: Second Stage, Alex is pleased to see Theatre on the Edge expanded into a festival. "Continually finding new ways to challenge itself and its audiences is how any artistic community stays vital. It's an honour to be a small part of this community."
"The Zoo Story" is part of the line up for "An Evening of One Act Plays" at the Mary Oland Theatre in the NB Museum. The show runs Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night at 8 pm. Tickets are available at the door and are $10 for individual tickets or $25 for a festival pass.
Alex is loaning his commanding stage presence and extraordinary talents to the role of "Jerry" in Edward Albee's "The Zoo Story" at this year's Theatre on the Edge. He is joining fellow "Moonchildren" alum Keith Dickson in this modern classic.
"The character of Jerry is one of the most challenging parts i've encountered. He's a very complex person, and his life is, in many ways, quite terribly painful, Goldrich says of the role. "It's kind of a scary place to go, to realize that he's not that different from any one of us."
The play centers on Peter, played by Dickson, a middle-class publishing executive while he sits on a park bench, reading. Along comes Jerry, played by Goldrich, an isolated, disheartened man. Jerry intrudes on Peter’s peaceful state by interrogating him and forcing him to listen to his life story and the reason behind his visit to the New York Zoo. It sounds like a simple story, and you may wonder why it fits in the festivals programming.
"The Zoo Story is a tremendously powerful script, at times funny and disturbing and sad and shocking. It's a deceptively simple story - seemingly, just two men talking – and yet as it unfolds their struggle takes on a deeper significance," says Goldrich. "This play is really a perfect fit for Theatre on the Edge. It's a true modern classic, one that has not lost any of its "edginess" in the 48 years since it was written. The themes that it explores are as meaningful now as they were in 1958. The audience will witness a terribly dark moment in two people's lives, but as only great art can, the writing brings beauty to the most painful of experiences."
A regular to the Saint John Theatre Company: Second Stage, Alex is pleased to see Theatre on the Edge expanded into a festival. "Continually finding new ways to challenge itself and its audiences is how any artistic community stays vital. It's an honour to be a small part of this community."
"The Zoo Story" is part of the line up for "An Evening of One Act Plays" at the Mary Oland Theatre in the NB Museum. The show runs Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night at 8 pm. Tickets are available at the door and are $10 for individual tickets or $25 for a festival pass.
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