In many ways, Steve Reisch's "The Cassavetes Project" is a product of the age-old industry adage: "Make your own luck." As a young actor living in Los Angeles in 1981, Reisch approached John Cassavetes outside the rehearsal space of his project, "Three Plays of Love and Hate." Unsure of how his proposal would be received, Reisch asked Cassavetes if he was looking for someone to document the making and shaping of the mammoth theatrical undertaking. To Reisch's surprise, the legendary director took him up on the offer and told him to be ready to begin the following morning. As the title suggests, "Three Plays of Love and Hate" was a trio of Cassavetes-helmed plays (two of them adapted from original works by Canadian playwright Ted Allan) housed in a Hollywood theater that was being completely overhauled specifically for the production. At the center of the troika was a pair of...
- 10/22/2015
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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