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The Regard of Flight
Bill Irwin received his MacArthur Fellowship
in November, 1984 for his work in theater. More specifically, he is a
delightful zany, thinking man's clown who continues to produce work of
original comic genius. Here he dances, floats, skips, and trips. His body
is rubber, his wit is steel. Offering much more than pratfalls and tomfoolery,
The Regard of Flight wittily critiques the "new theater."
Irwin awakes in pajamas to an actor's nightmare. A heckling critic (Michael
O'Connor) challenges and chases the pretentious theatrical artist. The
stage manager (Doug Skinner, pianist and composer of the show's music)
offers hilarious commentary on modernist theater. In one corner a sinister
suction force repeatedly captures and draws Irwin feet-first off the stage.
He may fight being sucked into the theater but he is, we are, and we love
it.
Color
59 minutes
c. 1983
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