Is that what drew you to Hedda Gabler?
I wanted to do a show with Roundabout specifically, and [Artistic Director] Todd [Haimes] was really excited by this play and director [Ian Rickson]. He got me excited about it. I’m honestly not that excited about reviving the classics, but I wanted to see if there was a way to modernize the emotion of [the play] without, you know, having Hedda carry a cell phone. I wanted to see if there was a way where it could feel immediate and honest, and not actress-y, which in some ways I think works and in some ways doesn’t in this production. It is at odds with certain aspects of the play, but if I ever have the energy to play Hedda again—which I don’t!—I’d love to see it taken even further in that direction. More contemporary? Not necessarily more contemporary, because I think some people’s issue with the play is that it feels contemporary but it shouldn’t. People are in period costume, and that’s confusing on some levels; I agree with that. The other issue is the text isn’t entirely committe
