Review Fix Midtown International Theatre Festival Coverage: Seth Freeman Talks ‘The Grade’

Review Fix chats with “The Grade” playwright Seth Freeman, who discusses the production and its run at this year’s Midtown International Theatre Festival.

About The Grade:

THE GRADE by Seth Freeman, directed by Mike Keller; starring Joel Repman, Cherie Mendez, Colin Fisher, and Katie Repman. The challenges of intimacy can be heightened by unexpectedly blunt feedback. (Comedy)

Performance Schedule: Tues 3/15, 6:00pm; Sat 3/19, 5:15pm; Sun 3/20, 7:00pm

Review Fix: What was the inspiration for this project?

Seth Freeman: Inspiration?  Really?  Maybe wait until you see the play before you call it inspired.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Freeman: I get up in the morning and I write.  That’s not exactly true.  I brush my teeth before I get started.  To keep things lively, I sometimes change brands of toothpaste.

Review Fix: What makes this different or special?

Freeman: The story and the characters.  There are no bells and whistles, just a good yarn, which does take a rather unexpected, different, surprising course.

Review Fix: What did you learn about yourself through this process?

Freeman: It’s actually what I learn about other people in the process of writing that make the challenge worthwhile.

Review Fix: How does it feel to be a part of something like this?

Freeman: Fun.  I also feel honored to be part of MITF.

Review Fix: What are your ultimate goals for this production and for the future?

Freeman: More fun.  More productions.

Review Fix: What do you think your audiences will enjoy the most?

Freeman: The whole thing.  I hope.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Freeman: More plays and more fun.  In the next month, seven: four in NYC, one each in Baltimore, Melbourne and Sydney.

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