“And Fred Rogers took one look at me, knew nothing about me, and said, you’re an artist, aren’t you? And I said, yes, I’m a cartoonist. He said, well, please keep drawing. I think it’s wonderful that you’re an artist. Fifteen years...
“I was working out the schedule for Into the Woods, and I sat Meryl [Streep] down. I said, ‘Meryl, I’m thinking that I’ll bring in the cast, we’ll work for about three weeks, and then we’ll have you come in, and then we’ll...
“People think that this industry is very large, and it is, but it’s also very small, and a lot of people know a lot of people. So the best thing you can do is meet and talk to as many people as you can. I hire production assistants who don’t...
“I was working out the schedule for Into the Woods, and I sat Meryl [Streep] down. I said, ‘Meryl, I’m thinking that I’ll bring in the cast, we’ll work for about three weeks, and then we’ll have you come in, and then we’ll...
The actor, director, teacher, and author, John Shepard, began his professional career at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival where he was a company member for 4 seasons. Subsequently moving to New York, he worked in regional theatres like The Long Wharf, Yale Rep, Barter...
