WE KNOW WE SOMETIMES FALL
IN LOVE WITH MR. AND MRS. RIGHT
OR WE DON'T AND NOW IT IS A
ROMANTIC COMEDY.
PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER IS
PRESENTING THE SHOW AND WE HAVE
TWO ACTOR THAT ARE FAMILIAR
WITH THE CITY.
IF YOU KNOW SILENCE OF THE
LAMBS YOU KNOW THIS MAN.
WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU.
HAPPY TO BE HERE.
GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
BOY MEETS GIRL.
AND SOMETIME WE MEET THE RIGHT
ONE AND SOMETIME WE DON'T.
IT IS AN UNFORTUNATELY NAMED
PLAY.
BECAUSE IT IS VERY LITTLE TO DO
WITH THE STORY.
THE STORY REALLY IS ABOUT
FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON.
DON'T GIVE EVERYTHING AWAY.
YOU KNOW YOU WANT EVERYONE TO
COME SEE THIS.
THEY ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT
PEOPLE THAT MEET IN AN UNLIKELY
WAY AND THEY FORM A THRILLING
UNLIKELY RELATIONSHIP.
AND THEY CHANGE EACH OTHER HE'S
ALIVES.
AND IT IS FUNNY AND EXCITING
AND UNPREDICTABLE.
AND I THINK WE CAN ALL RELATE.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE
AVERAGE PERSON CAN RELATE TO?
YOU HEAR THAT OPPOSITES
ATTRACT.
LIFE IS UNCERTAIN.
AND YOU HAVE TO STAY OPEN TO
WHAT LIFE PRESENTS.
AND THIS IS A PLAY ABOUT TAKING
THE CHANCE TO GRAB AT SOMETHING
THAT YOU NEVER EXPECTED WOULD
COME YOUR WAY.
TELL US HOW YOU BECAME
INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT.
I SAW ON BROADWAY.
MARY LOUISE PARKER WHO LIVES
DOWN THE BLOCK FROM ME.
AND THEY DID IT AND IT WAS VERY
WELL RECEIVED AND IT GOT A TONY
NOMINATION.
AND I FOUND OUT THEY WERE DOING
IT HERE.
AND I WANTED TO COME TO
PITTSBURGH.
AND I ASKED MY AGENT IT CHECK
ON T AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE
DIRECTOR KNEW MY WORK FROM THE
MANHATTAN THEATER CLUB.
AND IT ALL WORKED OUT.
LUCKY YOU.
I FEEL LIKE I WON THE
LOTTERY.
WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE
WORKING ANTHONY?
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START.
IT'S BEEN A GYM HE'S ONE OF THE
GREAT AMERICAN STAGE ACTORS.
WE JOKE ABOUT IT BUT HE REALLY
IS.
YORK CITY A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE
THE PLAY STARTED, I THOUGHT
THIS MAN IT WONDERFUL.
AND I CANNOT WAIT TO GET
STARTED ON THIS PLAY.
IT'S BEEN TREMENDOUS.
HAS IT BEEN -- A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT.
DO YOU EXPECT A HUGE
ATTENDANCE.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING OUT
TO THEATERS.
THE PLAY IS SURPRISING.
AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE
SURPRISED HOW MUCH THEY ARE
ENJOYING IT.
AND IT IS FUNNY I DON'T THINK
PEOPLE ARE EXPECTING TO BE SO
FUNNY.
IT IS A ROMANTIC COMEDY.
AND WHEN YOU GO TO THEATER, YOU
DON'T NECESSARILY THINK, IS IT
GOING TO BE FUNNY?
I'M A 75-YEAR-OLD IRISH
BUTCHER.
AND THIS YOUNG LADY FROM NEW
JERSEY COMES INTO MY LIFE.
JERSEY GIRL.
YES.
SHE OPENS ME UP.
AND ULTIMATELY VERY TOUCHING
AND VERY MOVING.
OUR AUDIENCE IS IN TEARS AT
TIMES AND THEN VERY FUNNY.
SO I THINK IT IS A FULL
EVENING.
DO YOU THINK A RELATIONSHIP
LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN REAL LIFE?
PROBABLY NOT EXACTLY LIKE
THIS ONE WHICH, MAKES THE PLAY
-- THIS ONE, WHICH MAKES THE
PLAY TO SPECIAL.
TELL US ABOUT IN THE ROUND
EXPLAIN THAT.
WE HAVE THE AUDIENCE ON ALL
FOUR SIDES, WHICH SOMETHING
THAT PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER
HAS NEVER DONE BEFORE I THINK
IT WORKS BEAUTIFULLY FOR THE
PLAY.
THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF THE
AUDIENCE DOING LIKE THE
EAVESDROPPING ON TWO PEOPLE AND
MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME SO
IT ADDS A LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT.
AND THE AUDIENCE IS A BIT
CLOSER TO US.
AND IT CHARGES UP THE WHOLE
PLAY FOR EVERYBODY, NOT JUST
THE AUDIENCE.
IT HAS AND EXCITING ELEMENT.
AND IT PRESENTS SOME
CHALLENGES AND STAYING OPEN TO
EVERYTHING.
I'M SURE.
WE HAVE A RESTAURANT SCENE
WHERE WE'RE BOTH SITTING AT A
TABLE.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY SEES YOU.
IT IS WONDERFUL HAVING
PEOPLE ON ALL SIDES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
AGAIN, PITTSBURGH PUBLIC TREAT
PRESENTS IT NOW THROUGH APRIL
8th ON PENN AVENUE DOWNTOWN.
