The interview

Abstract

The Interview was first produced in its entirety at the 1993 Summerworks Festival in Toronto. This production was directed and drama turged by Mary Pat Mombourquette, with Tamara C. Bick as the sole performer, in August at the Tarragon Extra Space. Prior to this presentation, Ms Bick experimented with various monologues at the Theatre Resource Centre’s monthly Soirées. The essence of developing a play, in short segments, in front of a live audience, carries itself over to the completed play. Each scene is a story which can stand on its own or be part of a greater whole. The thread which binds the play together is the acknowledgement of its theatricality. Each scene begins with the illusion that the actor is going to step out of character. As the monologue develops however it becomes apparent that the actor has taken on another role. During performance, audience response was an integral part of the play’s structure. The spectator is not asked to suspend disbelief but to enter the spirit of the play. Mary Pat Mombowquette