Joanne Woodward filled in for an ailing Eileen Heckart in the final four performances.[3]. You know, you feel like there are these options and none of them lead to a good place. Kenneth Lonergan with Serena Altschul at the site of his grandmother's art gallery, near the intersection of Macdougal Street and Waverly Place. I was young. Most of the stuff with Daniel Day-Lewis' character was really good, so I barely touched that. LONERGAN: Yeah, I think it's the best one I've done of the three [I directed]. The Waverly - Hotel & Residences Whitefield Main Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560048 +91 80 6708 9000 | Hotel Phone Number +91 91 0848 1282 reservations@thewaverly.in account@thewaverly.in The Waverly Story The Waverly Hotel & Residences draws its inspiration from the rich heritage of Whitefield. It is nonetheless deeply theatrical. ALTSCHUL: Do you feel that way about screenplays now? And then they bought the script outright, which is unusual. And then as it turned out, he wasn't able to be in it either because of his schedule. And it was unusual because it wasn't an assignment and I didn't generate the material, but very quickly everything in the film became, it did generate after a short time, 'cause I wasn't able to write the script any other way. LONERGAN: I sold the script. ALTSCHUL: Was that story drawn from something in your life? And my stepfather gave me the idea for "Analyze This," 'cause it was based on a real anecdote where a famous Mafioso went to one of his colleagues the only Sicilian psychoanalyst in New York at the time, (LAUGHS) who had been approached by a famous mobster who wanted to talk to him. She's really smart. And it's hard, it's not really for me to say. The show, first produced Off-Broadway in 2000, follows a grandson watching his grandmother slowly die from Alzheimer's disease. I would have had more respect for their anxieties, even though I don't think I could have had more respect for their opinions about the film, 'cause they weren't very interesting or original or anything. I showed her every single thing I wrote that I cared about, from the time I was in 10th or 11th grade to, I was about, well, 40 years old. Wage growth is slowing. ALTSCHUL: And just walk in the other direction--. My name is Stephanie.I paint under the pseudonym St. Carlson. Even if you have the wherewithal to do it, it's almost impossible. Just the last couple years of her functioning where, you know, it's a very slow, gradual decline. I think more the '50s. Photo credit: Brigitte Lacombe. And I do like that. Your parents had their hands full. And it was really exciting. Like, one would be censorship and the other would be faith and the other would be women. And it can be really fun to try to do that. I love this little scene." And it's interesting for the actors and the director to try to make that come to life. You know? No idea. And funny, yreah. (Got any coffee lying around?). But not for a lot of money, I don't think. Our Pet Policy. An octogenarian New Yorker, former lawyer and perpetual hostess for whom schmoozing and kibitzing have always been as essential as breathing, Gladys operates on the principle that if she can just continue to talk, she can surely power through the thickening fog of her old age. The Waverly Gallery is a play by Kenneth Lonergan. ALTSCHUL: So let's go back a little bit in time, kinda early on. "The Waverly Gallery" is a scrupulously unmanipulative, unsentimental treatment of subject matter that is, well, inherently manipulative and sentimental. "It was exciting to . The play was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2001. When I was 5 years old I started to draw. ", Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo in Kenneth Lonergan's "You Can Count on Me. Such objections dissolve as soon as Gladys and her clan reassemble into groupings that convey both claustrophobic intimacy and tragic, unbridgeable distance. How are we gonna get her to go to the bathroom without embarrassing her? So it's easy to walk away from. And Ms. Neugebauer has assembled a dream cast to embody the collective madness that seems to descend on those closest to Gladys. The show is able to balance the painful situation with the humor her family finds in the darkest times. Like I thought, "Okay, so he'll let the kid down in various ways, three or four times." I mean, nobody knows why anybody's good at anything. ALTSCHUL: Let's talk about "You Can Count On Me" and how that story developed. She is one of five stellar cast members, notably Lucas . ALTSCHUL: Did you ever think you would be interested in being an analyst or a psychologist? ALTSCHUL: Yeah, the ties within the family were beautiful in the short hand. With her dyed hair and her yesteryear-bohemia outfits, Gladys still cuts a vibrant figure, but her mind is starting to cloud. / CBS News. How did you say yes? I never wanted to be a screenwriter or a director, or I didn't at first. We need help now"? And if you get good actors, that's great. Or the locks on the doors, the gas on the stove, or just arrangements of who's gonna take so-and-so to the doctor, to the eye doctor, and that becomes a big part of your life. So they actually delayed shooting for a couple of weeks because they needed to work on the script. LONERGAN: Yeah, she went there all the time. ALTSCHUL: You said she was a lover of life and people, more than the art and the gallery. And so you just kinda get in there and you just try to same as with your own work, you try to think of a person who feels vivid to you. LONERGAN: Yeah, or even if they say you're good at something you're not good at, you think, "Oh, well maybe " It might encourage you to go in that direction a bit more. But it worked out in the end. I like all three of them, but I think that's the most interesting. Although I think it's something I would be good at and that I would like and be interested in. And she died, so that was the end of that. First staged Off Broadway in 2000, with a very fine Eileen Heckart as Gladys, The Waverly Gallery was inspired by the final years of Mr. Lonergans own grandmother. Image Video. But even if they were wonderful, I could feel myself kind of getting in their hair, more than was appropriate. "Yeah, I'm gonna live in grandma's building. ALTSCHUL: And you take that idea that was just a little nugget of a brother-sister, different worlds, different perspectives on meaning. All the cast members function beautifully as quotidian detectives, looking for the patterns in the pieces. And it seemed to me, I really liked the characters. LONERGAN: It was a Naked Angels theatre company one act. Guthrie started her morning hosting "Today," but took a coronavirus test after realizing she didn't feel so great. And just to hasten the inevitable by kind of taking people away from their homes and away from their lives because they become an inconvenience, is really not great. The characters dont grow or change, they just hang around. She's incredibly insightful and she's a lotta fun. And then what happens? LONERGAN: No, no! But yeah, because I'm trying to make it resemble real life as much as I can, I think some of the people have said, "Well, nothing happens in that play, but the dialogue's very good." Right down the line! I was there. Packer must have felt a certain frisson at taking on "The Waverly Gallery," no less than her leading actor, Annette Miller, a veteran of 22 seasons at SS & Co, who plays the role of Gladys. And the moments where there's, you know, laughter or that easiness or understanding. People really work hard to help take care of their loved ones everywhere, all over the world. 252 W. 45th St., New York, NY. LONERGAN: I'm sure it did. Or a film. At 86, Ms. May returns to the Broadway stage as Gladys Green in Kenneth Lonergans play. A powerfully poignant and often hilarious play, The Waverly Gallery is about the final years of a generous, chatty, and feisty grandmother's final battle against Alzheimer's disease. What changes where you feel like, "Oh, I've got something "? And then I was unable to write it for eight months. The cast included: The revival was directed by Lila Neugebauer. ALTSCHUL: Issues of the day are not on your plate . Not to quote myself, but there's a moment in the play when the narrator, the grandson says, "It feels like there's some option, but you just can't figure out what it is.". Productions [ edit] Mostly they were having problems with Leonardo DiCaprio's character. And they kind of let the actors do what they're gonna do. ALTSCHUL: Right. No, she was really brilliant. Monologue: "He's taken an interest. I want to remember every detail, because . LONERGAN: They're psychoanalysts. But on the other hand, that's not what they're there for. And they don't see themselves as someone who should be put on the shelf. It is a lifeline. LONERGAN: Well, it's always hard to say, but I think it's not a punishing movie. Trying to convince her family and herself that shes still capable of navigating the flux of urban life, Gladys always fills in the verbal gaps that confront her, even with words that may not be the right ones. And I mostly have verisimilitude as an anchor. LONERGAN: Oh, it just means make them better. She also received a Drama League Award nomination and won a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play. But yeah, I don't think he has any full-time analytic patients anymore. LONERGAN: More or less. I lived off that one script for three years. I was outta college, and was living in an apartment on Bank Street that I was subletting from my brother-in-law. What is it? They're just all talking. ALTSCHUL: Just speakin' through her, right--? But also I was trying to do with the it's always weird to talk about your own work. People don't quite have to be as separated from the company of others as sometimes we separate them, in this culture anyway. Daniel Day Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York. In what is a chock full of Theater, "The Waverly Gallery" is another great one. In her information and humor filled opening monologue, Ms. Heckart manages to not only fill us in on the family history but to give us a . And one of my college friends was my roommate, so we split the rent. Thus, when Gladys's deterioration escalates from eccentricity to complete deterioration, the younger generation can no longer just stay in touch. (LAUGHTER). The Waverly Gallery opened October 25, 2018, at the John Golden Theatre. ALTSCHUL: Is it your most autobiographical work? Gallery is a moving chronicle of the deteriorating effects of aging, Apologia offers some riveting theatrics but is ultimately uneven, and Parsifal fails to achieves its lofty ambitions of examining issues of art, sex, religion, and politics, settling for cheap sitcom laughs. Mr. Lonergan has one of the keenest ears of any working playwright. is also often deeply funny. She's got dementia, and it's about how she tries to hang on to what she's got, and how her family, her daughter and grandson and all them cope with this extremely difficult end of life. A wacky and heartrending look at the effect of senility on a family, The Waverly Gallery was a success at New York's Promenade Theatre, winning an Obie for legendary Eileen Heckart in the role of Gladys. LONERGAN: I do, yeah. And I'm able to participate without taking over. Sign In. ALTSCHUL: So "Margaret" is perhaps your least-seen movie, but also considered your master work. The details are all very much drawn from my experience and from my family. We're going to break down the Manchester By The Sea screenplay so that you can see how Kenneth Lonergan uniquely writes his scripts. And I immediately thought of the whole film in a way in my head, when I was watching that play. I got a lotta money for it. LONERGAN: I woulda walked them through it more. A little seed in your brain somewhere, and you just let go. I'm not sure what the grammar is there! (LAUGHTER) But she's a genius, and she's incredible in the part, and I always wanted her to play this role. Leave a Comment / Uncategorized (LAUGHS) 'Cause they don't really need you telling them everything all the time. Director Lila Neugebauer allows the space for each actor in the brilliant cast to discover the core of their emotional journey. ALTSCHUL: So, "Waverly Gallery," "This Is Our Youth," pieces of yours that just stand the test of time. And I thought, "Oh gee. And if something's happened to her you don't know, I'm totally screwed. She becomes more fearful and more delusional, shedding memories and words, burdening her daughter and grandson who love her, but dont know how to help her. It is considered a "memory play". "The Waverly Gallery" is an exciting chance to see legendary actress Eileen Heckart give a fascinating performance as octogenarian Gladys Green who is alive and kicking, but whose brain is slowly being consumed by Alzheimer's Disease. Overall, I think anybody who has had or currently has family members suffering from dementia, I think will be able to relate to . Well, I knew that from the beginning, but the more you learn to get out of their way and shut up. I'm sure she'd get kick outta that. [8]), Charles Isherwood in Variety said, "The life trauma being depicted has an inherent pathos, and in Lonergan's hands, no small amount of comic potential. The playwright's story of family relationships and dementia, now on Broadway in a revival starring Elaine May, Joan Allen and Lucas Hedges, recalls his grandmother's last years in decline. And then they kicked her out. Make them more approachable? And all the characters are very closely modeled on my family. ALTSCHUL: When did the idea kind of start saying, "I'm a play"? LONERGAN: "Analyze This" was an original script that I wrote. Its a tragedy of mostly good people who sometimes fail each other even when or especially when they dont want to. LONERGAN: Yeah. LONERGAN: You know, you can turn the lights on and off, (LAUGHTER) if someone walks in or out. All of those things that you touch on in this are really, it's heavy. In this extended transcript of an interview with "Sunday Morning" correspondent Serena Altschul, the playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan talks about the origin of his 2000 play "The Waverly Gallery," currently presented on Broadway in a critically-acclaimed revival starring Elaine May, as well as his experiences, positive and negative, in the world of film. While The Waverly Gallery was always a star vehicle (Eileen Heckert, who created the role, was superb both in the Berkshire and Off-Broadway productions I saw), it also relies on its ensemble to make Gladys's family a vital part of her story. It's really hard to take care of someone all day long. Just you feel you do want it to stand on its own and not require your descriptions of it. But I also worked with some wonderful directors. LONERGAN: As I recall, a couple of years after my grandmother died, I think, or shortly afterwards. 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