Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. We are thrilled to present this event in partnership with the New School for Drama. Please join us for a Conversations with the cast of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,Alex Sharp, Taylor Trensch, Francesca Faridany, Ian Barford, Enid Graham, and Helen Carey, and moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!"
Synopsis
Fifteen-year old Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor’s dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time has made the following Top 10 lists:
The New York Times
Time Magazine (#1)
New York Magazine
Time Out New York
Associated Press
EW.com
A Review of the Show
“ONE OF THE MOST FULLY IMMERSIVE WORKS EVER TO WALLOP BROADWAY. Be prepared to have all your emotional and sensory buttons pushed, including a few you may have not known existed. As directed by Marianne Elliott, it’s A PRODUCTION THAT RETUNES THE WAY YOU SEE AND HEAR.” -Ben Brantley, The New York Times
Panelist Bios
ALEX SHARP (Christopher) graduated from the Juilliard School in May, 2014. He last played Hally in “Master Harold”…and the boys, in his fourth year of training. Alex is proud to be a member of this company and excited to be making his Broadway debut.
TAYLOR TRENSCH (Christopher at certain performances). Theatre: the original Broadway cast of Matilda the Musical (Shubert); Wicked (Gershwin); Bare, Rent (New World Stages); Little Miss Sunshine (La Jolla); Mormons, Mothers and Monsters (Barrington Stage); Spring Awakening (first nat’l tour). Training: Elon University.
FRANCESCA FARIDANY (Siobhan). Broadway: Macbeth, Man and Boy, The 39 Steps, The Homecoming. Off-Broadway: Orlando, The New York Idea, The Stronger. Regional: Strange Interlude (Helen Hayes Award), A Delicate Balance, Oresteia, As You Like It, Don Juan, Design for Living, and others. Playwright: Fräulein Else. Film: Conceiving Ada, and others. Media: Lady Macbeth, Titania (WordPlay Shakespeare). TV: “ER,” “Deadline,” “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU.” Training: Drama Centre, London.
IAN BARFORD (Ed). Broadway: August: Osage County (and London), Little Voice (Outer Critics nom.). Steppenwolf ensemble member: The March (Jeff nom.), Detroit, Three Days of Rain, Endgame, The Libertine and many others. Regional: The Weir, Take Me Out (Geffen), Dead End (Ahmanson). Numerous TV appearances. Film: Catch Hell, The Last Rites of Joe May, Return to Sender, 13 Going on 30.
ENID GRAHAM (Judy). Broadway: The Constant Wife, Fortune’s Fool, Dinner at Eight, Honour (Tony nomination, Theatre World Award). Off-Broadway: If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet (RTC), King Lear (Public), Some Americans Abroad (Second Stage), The Long Christmas Ride Home (Vineyard). Film: Margo at the Wedding, Margaret, Silver Tongues, The Interpreter, The Song. Television: “Law & Order,” “Private Practice,” “Blue Bloods,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Boardwalk Empire.”
HELEN CAREY (Mrs. Alexander). Broadway: Pygmalion, London Assurance (Tony nom. , Theatre World Award) . Arena Stage: Long Day’s Journey into Night, Other Desert Cities, Noises Off. Shakespeare Theatre Company: Major Barbara (Helen Hayes Award), Macbeth. Guthrie: Death of a Salesman, The Cherry Orchard. Stratford: Arms and the Man, The School for Scandal. Abbey: All My Sons. Film/TV: Julie & Julia, The Next Three Days, 21, Little Children, “The Good Wife,” “Brotherhood,” “Law & Order.”
