Yesterday, May 2nd 2010, Lynn Redgrave passed away from cancer in her home in Connecticut, surrounded by her three children. Redgrave made her professional debut as Helena in a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1962 at the Royal Court Theatre, and soon thereafter became a founding member of the Royal Nation Theatre. In addition to being a talented actress, Redgrave also wrote 4 plays, including Shakespeare for My Father, which explored her relationship with her father Sir Michal Redgrave and earned her a Tony Award nomination for best actress. I met Lynn Redgrave at a performance of The Importance of Being Earnest presented at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, in the spring of 2006. Redgrave shined as Lady Bracknell, commanding the stage with her imperious behavior and resonating vocal quality. After the show I waited patiently in the downstairs hallway of the backstage area. Redgrave was all smiles and elegance as she gently took my hand and introduced herself as “Lynn”. She was graceful, tall, humble, beautiful and demure in the dimly lit hallway – her makeup perfect and her hair slightly disheveled from being buried under a wig for two hours. I could barely speak, letting others congratulate and compliment her performance. I just wanted to watch her, and listen to her – taking everything in. I will never forget her, or the lasting legacy she made for herself on the stage.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Remembering Lynn Redgrave
Yesterday, May 2nd 2010, Lynn Redgrave passed away from cancer in her home in Connecticut, surrounded by her three children. Redgrave made her professional debut as Helena in a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1962 at the Royal Court Theatre, and soon thereafter became a founding member of the Royal Nation Theatre. In addition to being a talented actress, Redgrave also wrote 4 plays, including Shakespeare for My Father, which explored her relationship with her father Sir Michal Redgrave and earned her a Tony Award nomination for best actress. I met Lynn Redgrave at a performance of The Importance of Being Earnest presented at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, in the spring of 2006. Redgrave shined as Lady Bracknell, commanding the stage with her imperious behavior and resonating vocal quality. After the show I waited patiently in the downstairs hallway of the backstage area. Redgrave was all smiles and elegance as she gently took my hand and introduced herself as “Lynn”. She was graceful, tall, humble, beautiful and demure in the dimly lit hallway – her makeup perfect and her hair slightly disheveled from being buried under a wig for two hours. I could barely speak, letting others congratulate and compliment her performance. I just wanted to watch her, and listen to her – taking everything in. I will never forget her, or the lasting legacy she made for herself on the stage.
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