Beth Henley

It's called Sisters of the Winter Madrigal. It was interesting for me to see it done after so many years; because I wrote it and I didn't realize what a rage I was in. ↗

— Beth Henley

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It's really interesting that whenever you do something that is so out of character, like having an emotional outburst, that you don't get in trouble. ↗

— Beth Henley

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My fault now is making my plays too short. ↗

— Beth Henley

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My first few plays took place in the South and even The Lucky Spot was in the thirties but in Louisiana. ↗

— Beth Henley

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Part of that is that New York has proved to be too much fun for me to live and work; I love New York so much. ↗

— Beth Henley

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Plays are so much more special if they've never ever had a production, but I think you can really work on a play and make it better with each production. ↗

— Beth Henley

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Some really good things kind of swing both ways and I like to see people that can swing really, really, really sad and horrible and terrible and really, really, really beautiful and funny. ↗

— Beth Henley

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Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would use as guinea pigs at this directing colloquium, where people pay to listen to and watch the directors direct. ↗

— Beth Henley

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That was always my inclination, to start on a new play before the other one gets done, because at least you'll have something to go back to if that play gets trashed. ↗

— Beth Henley

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The most glorious thing about working in the collaborative art is when you have somebody like Susan Kingsley or Kathy Bates who are better than your play. ↗

— Beth Henley

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