That Birney Feeling
I wasn't a great lover of the recent Soho Rep Vanya, as regular readers of this blog know, but I remain a fan of nearly everyone involved, including actor Reed Birney, whose lovely interview with Slant magazine I just caught. I was particularly touched by this closing observation:This generation of playwrights and directors, Annie [Baker]'s generation, they seem to understand me better than my peer group does. I don'…