Comments on: 10 questions: Charles Nolte http://theatreisterritory.com/2007/10/10-questions-charles-nolte/ Performance. Production. Theory. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:24:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: FutureFaces Nina Lubarda http://theatreisterritory.com/2007/10/10-questions-charles-nolte/comment-page-1/#comment-33399 FutureFaces Nina Lubarda Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:20:30 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=206#comment-33399 <strong>FutureFaces Nina Lubarda...</strong> [...]10 questions: Charles Nolte | Theatre is Territory[...]... FutureFaces Nina Lubarda…

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]]> By: Heidi http://theatreisterritory.com/2007/10/10-questions-charles-nolte/comment-page-1/#comment-31028 Heidi Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:51:43 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=206#comment-31028 Uncle Chuck was a dear friend of my father for many, many years. My father and Chuck both had amazing careers in the arts. They did films, theater, and directing together. I just learned of his passing this week from my mother. I am very sad. The world has lost another amazing man. I hope this blog article will help keep his memory alive for those that read it. Uncle Chuck was a dear friend of my father for many, many years. My father and Chuck both had amazing careers in the arts. They did films, theater, and directing together. I just learned of his passing this week from my mother. I am very sad. The world has lost another amazing man. I hope this blog article will help keep his memory alive for those that read it.

]]> By: Reid http://theatreisterritory.com/2007/10/10-questions-charles-nolte/comment-page-1/#comment-5582 Reid Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:27:40 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=206#comment-5582 A friend found this interview after hearing Dr Nolte had passed on. January 14, 2010. How wonderful to hear his thoughts again. Stunning. I have been blessed to design for Charles as Director (including some World Premieres of his) on nearly two dozen professional productions. He was always a joy to work with. Plus, he was a joy simply to know. What a kind heart. He deeply touched so many. He will be missed. A friend found this interview after hearing Dr Nolte had passed on. January 14, 2010. How wonderful to hear his thoughts again. Stunning.

I have been blessed to design for Charles as Director (including some World Premieres of his) on nearly two dozen professional productions. He was always a joy to work with.

Plus, he was a joy simply to know. What a kind heart. He deeply touched so many. He will be missed.

]]> By: Joshua http://theatreisterritory.com/2007/10/10-questions-charles-nolte/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Joshua Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:27:00 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=206#comment-344 That was awesome. That was awesome.

]]> By: Simon http://theatreisterritory.com/2007/10/10-questions-charles-nolte/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Simon Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:42:00 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=206#comment-343 Wow. Just...wow. Must...type...through...speechlessness.<br/>Deep breath. Okay.<br/><br/>First off, congratulations on a truly magnificent conversation. What a coup, and yet another clinic in the true art of interviewing. Dr. Nolte, thank you so much for sharing your candid opinions and experience with us newbies, your veraciousness is both generous and highly entertaining. It's clear how you found a home in academia, I'm sure your students are the better for it.<br/>Those who don't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it...I wonder how much further along we'd be if we took the time to discuss theatre with its elders, especially those who were around when people would wait outside of theatres in hopes of scoring an autograph from a stage actor. Past theatre lives in the memories of those that experienced it, storytellers all, I for one would love to hear more of their stories... Wow. Just…wow. Must…type…through…speechlessness.
Deep breath. Okay.

First off, congratulations on a truly magnificent conversation. What a coup, and yet another clinic in the true art of interviewing. Dr. Nolte, thank you so much for sharing your candid opinions and experience with us newbies, your veraciousness is both generous and highly entertaining. It’s clear how you found a home in academia, I’m sure your students are the better for it.
Those who don’t learn from the past are doomed to repeat it…I wonder how much further along we’d be if we took the time to discuss theatre with its elders, especially those who were around when people would wait outside of theatres in hopes of scoring an autograph from a stage actor. Past theatre lives in the memories of those that experienced it, storytellers all, I for one would love to hear more of their stories…

]]> By: Ian http://theatreisterritory.com/2007/10/10-questions-charles-nolte/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Ian Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:53:00 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=206#comment-342 Dr. Nolte, <br/><br/>What a pleasure it is to read here your thoughts on theatre – its past, present and possible future. And what an abundance of funny and piercing insight you have at your disposal.<br/><br/>Among the long list of moments in this piece that floor me, is your description of Henry Fonda's acting style: "highly professional when it wasn’t frighteningly demonic."<br/><br/>Wow. <br/><br/>May I submit, for your consideration, answers to some of the questions you have asked here?<br/><br/>"Should I publish those sections which are not irreversibly candid, and/or libelous?"<br/><br/>Yes. Please. And the libelous ones too, if you can.<br/><br/>"What do you think? Has the human race another 20 years?"<br/><br/>God I hope so. Is personal action, informed by an abundance of hope, enough to halt the decline of the human empire? Or has absolute power corrupted so absolutely that the decline is irreversible? I don't know. Let's ask our cats. They seem to know what's going on.<br/><br/>Again, thanks so much for this Charles.<br/><br/>Ian Dr. Nolte,

What a pleasure it is to read here your thoughts on theatre – its past, present and possible future. And what an abundance of funny and piercing insight you have at your disposal.

Among the long list of moments in this piece that floor me, is your description of Henry Fonda’s acting style: “highly professional when it wasn’t frighteningly demonic.”

Wow.

May I submit, for your consideration, answers to some of the questions you have asked here?

“Should I publish those sections which are not irreversibly candid, and/or libelous?”

Yes. Please. And the libelous ones too, if you can.

“What do you think? Has the human race another 20 years?”

God I hope so. Is personal action, informed by an abundance of hope, enough to halt the decline of the human empire? Or has absolute power corrupted so absolutely that the decline is irreversible? I don’t know. Let’s ask our cats. They seem to know what’s going on.

Again, thanks so much for this Charles.

Ian

]]> By: mike http://theatreisterritory.com/2007/10/10-questions-charles-nolte/comment-page-1/#comment-340 mike Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:35:00 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=206#comment-340 Wow, Dr. Nolte, thanks for sharing your thoughts with a website run by a bunch of relative neophytes. I think I may read this over a few more times, just to ingest it all properly...One clarification, Harvard does have a graduate program - I graduated from it. It was established by Bob Brustein after he left Yale. They started giving out MFAs when they combined with The Moscow Art Theatre School in 99. Again, thanks for taking the time to go into such candid detail. Wow, Dr. Nolte, thanks for sharing your thoughts with a website run by a bunch of relative neophytes. I think I may read this over a few more times, just to ingest it all properly…One clarification, Harvard does have a graduate program - I graduated from it. It was established by Bob Brustein after he left Yale. They started giving out MFAs when they combined with The Moscow Art Theatre School in 99. Again, thanks for taking the time to go into such candid detail.

]]> By: Scott Walters http://theatreisterritory.com/2007/10/10-questions-charles-nolte/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Scott Walters Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:24:00 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=206#comment-339 I did my undergrad work at University of Minnesota and had a class on Modern Drama with Dr. Nolte. At the time, I remember that most of my friends adored him, but I was annoyed because I didn't agree with his take on modern drama. Now, I find myself in total agreement with what he said. I just wasn't capable of hearing his ideas at that time -- but I remembered them. I also remember a moment in an audition that I blush to think of. I had just done my first leading role at U of MN -- Shawn Keogh in Playboy of the Western World, and I had been a "hit," and I followed it up with a performance as Simon Stimson in Our Town, which had also been well-reviewed. The next semester, he was directing Horvath's Tales from the Vienna Wood. I had just fallen in love with the woman who would be my future first-wife (*LOL*) and so I was really full of it. I wasn't nuts about Horvath's play, so I wrote on my audition sheet: Leads only. I remember having done my cold reading, and then hearing Dr. Nolte's velvet voice from out of the dark auditorium: "Ahem, Mr. Walters? Does this say "leads only"?" "yes, it does," I replied. There was a silence, and then "Thank you very much." And that was the end of my audition. I also remember that he had wonderful cast parties at his house, which he ended by playing a particular piece of music as a cue that we all should go home. I don't remember what it was, but it strikes me it was Wagner. It was interesting to read this interview and find myself so much in agreement with just about everything he had to say. Greetings, Dr Nolte. I hope you are well. I did my undergrad work at University of Minnesota and had a class on Modern Drama with Dr. Nolte. At the time, I remember that most of my friends adored him, but I was annoyed because I didn’t agree with his take on modern drama. Now, I find myself in total agreement with what he said. I just wasn’t capable of hearing his ideas at that time — but I remembered them. I also remember a moment in an audition that I blush to think of. I had just done my first leading role at U of MN — Shawn Keogh in Playboy of the Western World, and I had been a “hit,” and I followed it up with a performance as Simon Stimson in Our Town, which had also been well-reviewed. The next semester, he was directing Horvath’s Tales from the Vienna Wood. I had just fallen in love with the woman who would be my future first-wife (*LOL*) and so I was really full of it. I wasn’t nuts about Horvath’s play, so I wrote on my audition sheet: Leads only. I remember having done my cold reading, and then hearing Dr. Nolte’s velvet voice from out of the dark auditorium: “Ahem, Mr. Walters? Does this say “leads only”?” “yes, it does,” I replied. There was a silence, and then “Thank you very much.” And that was the end of my audition. I also remember that he had wonderful cast parties at his house, which he ended by playing a particular piece of music as a cue that we all should go home. I don’t remember what it was, but it strikes me it was Wagner. It was interesting to read this interview and find myself so much in agreement with just about everything he had to say. Greetings, Dr Nolte. I hope you are well.

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