Believe Quote by John Tiffany

A first preview is not exactly a pleasant experience for directors and actors. You're never as raw as when the audience first comes in.

— John Tiffany

If you now have 20 previews, you will regard 19 of them as super-rehearsals, which is fine, except you are being watched by thousands.…

— Tim Rice

There is nothing better than getting something in front of an audience in a less stressful setting than previews!

— Michael Patrick Walker

The first draft is just a skeleton-just bare bones. It's like the very first rehearsal of a play, where the director moves the actors…

— Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

With writing, there are multiple drafts. On stage, there is one take. I do a lot of preparation for shows, so, for the most…

— Henry Rollins

Theatre is live content, and you can tell if you have worked your audience.

— Om Puri

I love test screenings. Some directors don't, I know. But I love it. I think it's because I come from the theatre and in…

— Stephen Daldry

With the theatre, for God's sake, everything makes sense. You create a clear sequential reality for a specific audience at one particular time.

— Simon McBurney

Most of the time when you do a job, a play or a film, you're wondering, "Will there be an audience?"

— Ian Mckellen

With theatre, you have to be ready for anything.

— Willem Dafoe

Theatre for a New Audience is one of America's most admirable and exciting theatre companites...some of the best acted and directed work to be…

— Tony Kushner

It's fascinating to watch the progress that is made during previews. The coolest thing is watching the actors take over the show, and make…

— John Cariani