Publications:
The Cutting Edge - Society of American Fight Directors National Bi-Monthly Newsletter, Abuse on the Job, by Lillian Rodriguez
Talking Points - Official Newswire of the British Academy of Dramatic Combat, Abuse on the Job, by Lillian Rodriguez
Talking Points - Official Newswire of the British Academy of Dramatic Combat, Abuse on the Job, by Lillian Rodriguez
My Mention in The Guardian:
"On the subject of how we treat actors, Guy Yedwab of the 'Culture Future blog' is considering the issue of actor safety. He's worried about an article by Lillian Rodriguez pointing out that performers are frequently put in dangerous situations in the name of art. Rodriguez cites the case of one actor who broke her arm during a fight rehearsal. The reason this happened, apparently, is because the "artistic director doesn't believe in professionally choreographed stage combat, because "it doesn't look authentic".
Yedwab argues that this has to do with the way Actor's Equity in America works. "Because Actor's Equity is so hard to work with … people in independent theatre wind up dismissing it entirely." The union has so many inflexible and oppressive rules that independent producers tend to reject the whole lot. And this means that they are then not so easily accountable when it comes to serious issues such as health and safety. So maybe it's fortunate that the UK version of Equity manages to find a much saner balance."
Posted by
Chris Wilkinson
Wednesday 27 July 2011 10.02 EDT
guardian.co.ukArticle history
Yedwab argues that this has to do with the way Actor's Equity in America works. "Because Actor's Equity is so hard to work with … people in independent theatre wind up dismissing it entirely." The union has so many inflexible and oppressive rules that independent producers tend to reject the whole lot. And this means that they are then not so easily accountable when it comes to serious issues such as health and safety. So maybe it's fortunate that the UK version of Equity manages to find a much saner balance."
Posted by
Chris Wilkinson
Wednesday 27 July 2011 10.02 EDT
guardian.co.ukArticle history
Writing Reviews:
Survival of the Fittest (NY Fringe 2010)
I was pleased by Lillian Rodriguez's intelligent "What About Lynn Nottage?" Through the use of a dialogue, Rodriguez is able to point out the inequality between male and female playwrights on Broadway. Kristen Gonzalez's "My Hood," performed by Kristen Gonzalez, Lillian Rodriguez, and Dominique Fishback, takes three different voices on gentrification and left me wondering about the cost of what is repeatedly called progress.
FringeNYC Festival Review on NY Theatre.com -
Carissa Cordes · August 15, 2010