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Ron Vawter: For the Record: An Interview

1993; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 37; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/1146309

1531-4715

Richard Schechner, Ron Vawter,

Musicology and Musical Analysis

Ron Vawter joined The Performance Group in 1974 as business manager. In 1975, while counting the Group's nightly take, he had a few lines and played drums for Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children, which I directed. Moving from the business side to acting, Vawter's first large role at The Performing Garage was in Rumstick Road (1977) directed by Elizabeth LeCompte. Up until 1980, Vawter continued to work closely both with me as well as with LeCompte and Spalding Gray playing feature roles in Nayatt School (1978) and PointJudith (1980) directed by LeCompte, and the Killer in Terry Curtis Fox's Cops (1978) and Irma in Jean Genet's The Balcony (1979) directed by me. Since 1980, when The Performance Group became The Wooster Group under the artistic direction of LeCompte, Vawter has been a core member performing in Route I & 9 (1981), LSD ... Just the High Points (1983), Frank Dell's the Temptation of St. Anthony (1987), and Brace Up! (1991). Vawter's recent work at The Performing Garage was Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (1992), directed by Greg Mehrten. Vawter has also been seen in several movies, including Sex, Lies, and Videotape and The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez, and has completed Philadephia.