What a Vision: Amanda Plummer Will Play Joan of Arc at Canada's Stratford Festival in 2005

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 11:48am

Seriously?? Shouldn't she have done this, like, 35 years ago??

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 11:52am

The more Amanda, the better.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 11:56am

I have nothing against her - but she's older than I am - and if I recall correctly, Joan died at 16...

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 12:12pm

Plummer, to me, is one of those actors who could pull off youth. I honestly have never read THE LARK, but I have read SAINT JOAN and, believe me, that part canNOT be played by an actor under 30. For proof: check out the film of SAINT JOAN with Jean Seberg, who was eighteen at the time.

[judy_in_disguise]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 12:21pm

Stratford always casts old, but it always works.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 12:32pm

Amanda Plummer is perfect casting for this. She looks unhinged all the time. I love her.

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 3:01pm

Hah...totally off-topic, but I bumped into ex-Stratforder Michael Theriouer (TOTALLY spelt wrong) on the streets of Tronto last week and he was so nice. He thought it was cool that we both played Motel similarly (not that I hhad seen him, but audience members came up to me afterwards and said so). Anyways...yeah

Akiva

[mominator]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 3:08pm

To play Joan of Arc well, there has to be some maturity. So an older performer is the way to go. Rath I think you are in the right ball park (maybe 17-18 years old) (I'll check!)

Edit According to the Saints page she was born in 1412 and died 1431, so se would have been 19

Updated On: 10/20/04 at 03:08 PM

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 10/20/04 at 3:11pm

That's a great story Link Larkin Wanabe!