Sopranos? Glenn Close in
Dangerous Liaisons? But no, she inhabits
her own characters fully. A less
modest actress might take the
credit; instead, Arianda shares her
success with her colleagues, especially the writer, David Ives; the
director, Bobbie; and her co-star,
the British actor Hugh Dancy.
The beauty of the writing, she
says, is that the clues to the charac-
ters are hidden in the script.
“I wouldn’t say it’s impenetra-
ble,” she says, “but it keeps you
guessing.”
And within Bobbie’s direction
are “those little crevasses where
we get to play and discover,” she
continues. “There is a very strong
foundation and that comes from
the leadership.”
And as for that metamorpho-
sis, well—let’s just say that on
paper, it would seem preposter-
ous, but with Arianda on stage, it
makes perfect sense.
“Anything would make sense,”
she says. “You go on this crazy
roller-coaster ride with these peo-
ple, and we’re used to the different
shifts and surprises and the enigma
of the piece. And at the end, you
arrive at that place. Is that place
completely defined? No, but we
are used to going with this puzzle,
so I think the mystery of the end
makes sense: The unknown and the
ambiguity is both palpable and very
relevant.”
And you could say the same
about Arianda herself.
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—Liz Johnson
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