"The sea, in the plays of Eugene O'Neill, is never neutral: It is fate, peril, self-delusion, rebirth, truth. How fitting, then, that it is on a New York waterfront that I meet Michelle Williams, the star of a new production of Anna Christie that begins performances November 25 at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn (opening night is December 11). We're in a vast photo studio overlooking the Gowanus Canal, a place of coarse beauty and a setting that uncannily echoes the play's watery, shrouded world:"
"Williams and her husband, the director Thomas Kail-her collaborator on the series Fosse/Verdon-had been looking for a project to take on together (while staying mindful of the demands of raising young kids-the couple has three together). Theater appealed to Williams, who last appeared onstage in 2016 in Blackbird, earning her a Tony nomination, and she and Kail had long admired the adventurous spirit of the productions at St. Ann's Warehouse-conveniently not far from their Brooklyn home. Anna Christie felt especially"
Michelle Williams will star in a new production of Anna Christie at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, with performances beginning November 25 and opening night December 11. The waterfront setting and the Gowanus Canal evoke the play's motifs of fog, tides, grit, and the sea as fate and rebirth. Williams selects roles by instinct and has been drawn to Anna Christie's sly humor and feminist resonance. Williams and her husband, director Thomas Kail, sought a collaborative theater project while balancing family life and admire St. Ann's adventurous productions near their Brooklyn home.
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