On Emotion… Spectacle on a Shoestring
Matthew McCray I found On Emotion to be a deceptively difficult idea-play - on the surface a character drama but upon exploration a deep psychological puzzle. I knew if Son of Semele was to produce the U.S premiere of the play, I would be expanding some of the more theatrical aspects of it, taking it in a new direction. During my initial meeting in London with the playwright Mick Gordon, I explained my hope of guidin…