Garrison Keillor on premiere of his first play, 'Radio Man'
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As Garrison Keillor celebrates the 40th anniversary of "A Prairie Home Companion," he can also add "playwright" to his resume with the premiere of his first play, "Radio Man," at The History Theatre this past weekend.
From the Pioneer Press:
[Pearce] Bunting plays The Host in Garrison Keillor's "Radio Man," a "host" who sounds a great deal like Keillor and who presides over a radio variety show that is an awful lot like "A Prairie Home Companion."
"He told me from the very beginning, 'You're not me.' But he writes in a vernacular and with a rhythm and cadence, this music that he speaks. I guess I'm finding those helpful in some ways to find a way into the character," Bunting said last week just before a rehearsal.
Keillor joins The Daily Circuit to talk about his first play and future projects.
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