Playwright/screenwriter Robert Glaudini discusses Jack Goes Boating, Philip Seymour Hoffman making his directing debut, his HBO series and much more.
In 2007, Robert Glaudini wrote an off-Broadway play entitled Jack Goes Boating with a talented cast of four actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Beth Cole. Just three years later, Robert Glaudini adapted his own play into a screenplay with three of those four cast members returning (Amy Ryan stepped in for Beth Cole) for the feature version of Jack Goes Boating, which also marked the directorial debut of Philip Seymour Hoffman. Jack Goes Boating will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 18 and I recently had the opportunity to speak with playwright/screenwriter Robert Glaudini over the phone, to discuss the experience of turning his stage play into a wonderful indie movie. Here's what he had to say:
I was curious where the initial concept...
In 2007, Robert Glaudini wrote an off-Broadway play entitled Jack Goes Boating with a talented cast of four actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Beth Cole. Just three years later, Robert Glaudini adapted his own play into a screenplay with three of those four cast members returning (Amy Ryan stepped in for Beth Cole) for the feature version of Jack Goes Boating, which also marked the directorial debut of Philip Seymour Hoffman. Jack Goes Boating will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 18 and I recently had the opportunity to speak with playwright/screenwriter Robert Glaudini over the phone, to discuss the experience of turning his stage play into a wonderful indie movie. Here's what he had to say:
I was curious where the initial concept...
- 1/18/2011
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