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David Cale

May 01, 2024

David Cale (born David Egleton)[1] is an English-American playwright, actor, and songwriter, best known for his solo performance works.

Early life edit

Cale was born in England in 1958 or 1959[2] and grew up in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire. He failed out of secondary school.[3] After an unsuccessful attempt to get by as a rock singer in London,[3] he changed his name and moved to New York City in 1979—a decision that, as he later described in his play We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time, was motivated by violent and traumatic experiences in his youth.[4]

His early writing began as song lyrics, which he then began to read at poetry readings, until they developed into monologues.[5] Previously, his only experience in theater had been as a stagehand.[3]

Playwright and solo performer edit

In 1986, Cale made his solo stage debut at New York's PS 122 with The Redthroats, playing a semi-autobiographical character named Stephen Weird; the play won a Bessie Award[6] and was later featured in an HBO special.[7] After touring the play across the country, he brought it to Chicago's Goodman Theatre, beginning a long association with the Goodman, which has presented many of his stage works and commissioned several of them.[8]

He followed this the next year with Smooch Music, opening at The Kitchen,[9] featuring a live score by jazz musician Roy Nathanson.[8] Nathanson also composed and performed music for Cale's next play, Deep in a Dream of You, a series of character monologues that Cale described as "the first time I've looked outside myself for material and consciously adopted a point of view other than my own onstage."[2] Cale premiered Deep in a Dream of You at the Goodman, where it was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work;[10] in New York he performed it at The Knitting Factory, where the New York Times called it "a significant breakthrough for Mr. Cale" with "surreal imagery that evokes the connection between passion and dreams with a brilliant clarity,"[11] and at The Public Theater, with these two productions collectively winning another Bessie Award.[6]

His next collection of character sketches, Somebody Else's House, included pieces that focused on homosexuality more directly than Cale had done before, which he said came from personal experience and an interest in "showing people who don't quite fit in with the mainstream gay and lesbian community," as well as a larger theme of "people who get overlooked, who are isolated, who might fall between the cracks."[12] One sketch, about a London woman who begins an affair with a younger man, became the basis for Cale's play Lillian, premiering at the Goodman in 1997.[8] Lillian was broadcast on This American Life,[13] and the 1998 New York production at Playwrights Horizons[14] won an Obie Award Special Citation.[15] The San Francisco Chronicle called Lillian "Cale's richest and most memorable character."[16]

Cale's next two monologue collections, Betwixt (the first time he performed his own work alongside another actor: Cara Seymour)[17] and A Likely Story,[18] premiered in New York in the 2000s. He then returned to the Goodman in 2005 for his first non-monologue production, the musical Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky, for which he wrote the book and lyrics.[8] Cale acted the lead role, based on a character he had played in the film The Slaughter Rule.[19] Floyd and Clea was negatively reviewed in Chicago,[20] but in New York it was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical.[21]

Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut commissioned The Blue Album for its 2006–2007 season as a collaboration between Cale and New York playwright Dael Orlandersmith, with both of them playing a variety of characters that they each wrote for themselves and Cale also contributing songs.[22]

Palomino, about an Irish immigrant working as a carriage driver in Central Park who becomes a gigolo, opened in 2010 at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre.[23] Cale had worked as a carriage driver to research a film role.[24] The play also toured the West Coast, to positive reviews.[25][24] This was followed by The History of Kisses, which premiered at Studio Theatre (Washington, D.C.) in 2011.[26]

His solo show Fluffing for Beginners appeared at Dixon Place in 2017.[27] In the same year, he created Harry Clarke—the story of a Midwesterner reinventing himself as a British libertine—as a co-production between New York's Vineyard Theatre and Audible, with Audible also releasing an audiobook of the play; both the stage production and the audiobook were performed by Billy Crudup, a rare case of Cale writing monologue work for another actor. The audiobook also features Cale performing Lillian.[28] Harry Clarke won a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show.[29]

Cale premiered We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time at the Goodman in 2018. He described it as his most directly autobiographical work, depicting his childhood in Luton, and said that he had avoided writing about these experiences earlier because "I didn't want people to feel sorry for me."[5] The Chicago Tribune wrote that Cale "has been working his whole life toward this one show" and called it "deeply personal, indisputably courageous, frequently shocking and deeply moving".[30]

Also in 2018, Cale and musician Matthew Dean Marsh began performing sketches and songs together at New York's Pangea Restaurant under the title More Songs for Charming Strangers, intending to continue this as a "monthly concert residency."[31]

Other acting work edit

As a stage actor, when not performing in his own plays, Cale has mostly worked in New York City. He appeared in Curtains,[32] which received a 1996 Obie Award for the entire acting ensemble.[33]

Cale's first screen role was in Woody Allen's Radio Days in 1987.[3] He has since appeared in more than 20 films, as well as TV roles, including Ed Harris' 2000 biopic Pollock and James Gray's 2008 romantic drama Two Lovers.

Songwriter edit

Cale's original songs have been recorded by several musicians including The Jazz Passengers, Debbie Harry, and Syd Straw.[34]

Plays edit

  • The Redthroats (1986, PS 122: New York)
  • Smooch Music (1989, The Kitchen: New York)
  • Deep in a Dream of You (1991, Goodman Theater: Chicago)
  • Somebody Else's House (1993, Goodman Theater: Chicago; presented earlier as a "workshop" at Sushi Performance Art Gallery, San Diego[35])
  • Lillian (1997, Goodman Theater: Chicago)
  • Betwixt (2000, Theater at St. Clement's: New York)
  • A Likely Story (2004, Lion Theater: New York)
  • Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky (2005, Goodman Theater: Chicago)
  • The Blue Album, with Dael Orlandersmith (2007, Long Wharf Theatre: New Haven)
  • Palomino (2010, Kansas City Repertory Theatre)
  • The History of Kisses (2011, Studio Theatre: Washington, D.C.)
  • Fluffing for Beginners (2017, Dixon Place: New York)
  • Harry Clarke (2017, Vineyard Theatre: New York)
  • We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time (2018, Goodman Theater: Chicago; 2019, The Public Theater: New York)
  • Sandra (2022, Vineyard Theatre: New York)

Publications edit

  • The Redthroats. Vintage Books, 1989. ISBN 0679739610. Contains two plays: The Redthroats and Smooch Music.
  • Shows. NoPassport Press, 2016 (available via Lulu.com). ISBN 9781329846500. Contains four plays: Deep in a Dream of You, Lillian, Palomino, and The History of Kisses.
  • Harry Clarke: with Bonus Performance: Lillian (audiobook). Audible Studios, 2018. ASIN B075H1VLHX. Harry Clarke performed by Billy Crudup, Lillian performed by David Cale.

References edit

  1. ^ Huntsberger, Alex (25 September 2018). "David Cale musical memoir 'We're Only Alive…' strikes a resounding chord". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b Fricker, Karen (4 April 1993). "The Challenge of a Monologue in the First Person". New York Times. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Richards, David (29 November 1987). "The Offbeat Odyssey of David Cale". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. ^ Morgan, Scott (26 September 2018). "David Cale's shocking family history underscores affecting 'We're Only Alive' at Goodman". Daily Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b Connors, Thomas (9 September 2018). "David Cale Reaches New Heights in Autobiographical We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time". Playbill. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Award Archive". The Bessies. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. ^ Lacher, Irene (1 October 1989). "In Monology, to Play It Right Do It Yourself". New York Times. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d "Three Decades of David Cale". Goodman Theatre Onstage+. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  9. ^ Pareles, Jon (1 March 1987). "David Cale's 'Smooch Music'". New York Times. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Joseph Jefferson Awards Archives". Joseph Jefferson Awards. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  11. ^ Holden, Stephen (12 December 1992). "A Dream World Where Passion Rules". New York Times. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  12. ^ Obejas, Achy (17 September 1993). "Cale Happily Finds His Place in Dislocation". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Escape the Box". This American Life. 30 January 1998. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  14. ^ Brantley, Ben (20 June 1998). "THEATER REVIEW; Finding the Mystery in the Mundane". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Obie Awards 99". www.obieawards.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  16. ^ Winn, Steven (12 February 1999). "David Cale Spins a Luminous Tale of Lost Love in 'Lillian'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  17. ^ Ehren, Christine (30 March 2000). "Cale's Duet Betwixt Opens Off-Broadway, March 30". Playbill. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  18. ^ Hernandez, Ernio (1 December 2004). "The New Group (naked) Launches with David Cale's A Likely Story, Dec. 1". Playbill. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  19. ^ Rizzo, Frank (23 October 2005). "Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky". Variety. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  20. ^ Hayford, Justin (28 April 2005). "Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  21. ^ . outercritics.org. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  22. ^ Hicks, Shannon (13 April 2007). "90 Minutes Isn't Long Enough For Excellent 'Blue Album'". Newtown Bee. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  23. ^ Scherstuhl, Alan (22 October 2009). "With David Cale's Palomino, the KC Rep Scores Again". The Pitch. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  24. ^ a b Swan, Rachel (17 November 2010). "David Cale's Palomino Workhorse". East Bay Express. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  25. ^ Vittes, Laurence (14 October 2010). "Palomino - Theater Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  26. ^ Wren, Celia (20 June 2011). "Review of David Cale's 'The History of Kisses' at Studio Theatre". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  27. ^ "Full Disclosure: David Cale in Fluffing for Beginners". Broadway World. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  28. ^ Garvey, Martha (28 August 2018). "Audible and 'Harry Clarke' Remade David Cale's Career". The Clyde Fitch Report. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  29. ^ "Lortel Archives". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  30. ^ Jones, Chris (25 September 2018). "'We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time' is the show of David Cale's life and how he's learned to live with it". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  31. ^ "Swelling Sounds: Meet Music Arranger Matthew Dean Marsh". Goodman Theater. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  32. ^ Brantley, Ben (18 April 1996). "Theater Review: Having Fun with Care for the Old". New York Times. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  33. ^ "Obie Awards 96". www.obieawards.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  34. ^ "ACE repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  35. ^ Churnin, Nancy (12 September 1992). "Storyteller Cuts Deep to the Heart". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

External links edit

  • David Cale at IMDb
  • David Cale on MySpace
  • Video recording of Deep in a Dream of You performed at LaMama ETC (without music)

May 01, 2024
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This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article December 2018 David Cale born David Egleton 1 is an English American playwright actor and songwriter best known for his solo performance works Contents 1 Early life 2 Playwright and solo performer 3 Other acting work 4 Songwriter 5 Plays 6 Publications 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editCale was born in England in 1958 or 1959 2 and grew up in the town of Luton Bedfordshire He failed out of secondary school 3 After an unsuccessful attempt to get by as a rock singer in London 3 he changed his name and moved to New York City in 1979 a decision that as he later described in his play We re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time was motivated by violent and traumatic experiences in his youth 4 His early writing began as song lyrics which he then began to read at poetry readings until they developed into monologues 5 Previously his only experience in theater had been as a stagehand 3 Playwright and solo performer editIn 1986 Cale made his solo stage debut at New York s PS 122 with The Redthroats playing a semi autobiographical character named Stephen Weird the play won a Bessie Award 6 and was later featured in an HBO special 7 After touring the play across the country he brought it to Chicago s Goodman Theatre beginning a long association with the Goodman which has presented many of his stage works and commissioned several of them 8 He followed this the next year with Smooch Music opening at The Kitchen 9 featuring a live score by jazz musician Roy Nathanson 8 Nathanson also composed and performed music for Cale s next play Deep in a Dream of You a series of character monologues that Cale described as the first time I ve looked outside myself for material and consciously adopted a point of view other than my own onstage 2 Cale premiered Deep in a Dream of You at the Goodman where it was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work 10 in New York he performed it at The Knitting Factory where the New York Times called it a significant breakthrough for Mr Cale with surreal imagery that evokes the connection between passion and dreams with a brilliant clarity 11 and at The Public Theater with these two productions collectively winning another Bessie Award 6 His next collection of character sketches Somebody Else s House included pieces that focused on homosexuality more directly than Cale had done before which he said came from personal experience and an interest in showing people who don t quite fit in with the mainstream gay and lesbian community as well as a larger theme of people who get overlooked who are isolated who might fall between the cracks 12 One sketch about a London woman who begins an affair with a younger man became the basis for Cale s play Lillian premiering at the Goodman in 1997 8 Lillian was broadcast on This American Life 13 and the 1998 New York production at Playwrights Horizons 14 won an Obie Award Special Citation 15 The San Francisco Chronicle called Lillian Cale s richest and most memorable character 16 Cale s next two monologue collections Betwixt the first time he performed his own work alongside another actor Cara Seymour 17 and A Likely Story 18 premiered in New York in the 2000s He then returned to the Goodman in 2005 for his first non monologue production the musical Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky for which he wrote the book and lyrics 8 Cale acted the lead role based on a character he had played in the film The Slaughter Rule 19 Floyd and Clea was negatively reviewed in Chicago 20 but in New York it was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off Broadway Musical 21 Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven Connecticut commissioned The Blue Album for its 2006 2007 season as a collaboration between Cale and New York playwright Dael Orlandersmith with both of them playing a variety of characters that they each wrote for themselves and Cale also contributing songs 22 Palomino about an Irish immigrant working as a carriage driver in Central Park who becomes a gigolo opened in 2010 at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre 23 Cale had worked as a carriage driver to research a film role 24 The play also toured the West Coast to positive reviews 25 24 This was followed by The History of Kisses which premiered at Studio Theatre Washington D C in 2011 26 His solo show Fluffing for Beginners appeared at Dixon Place in 2017 27 In the same year he created Harry Clarke the story of a Midwesterner reinventing himself as a British libertine as a co production between New York s Vineyard Theatre and Audible with Audible also releasing an audiobook of the play both the stage production and the audiobook were performed by Billy Crudup a rare case of Cale writing monologue work for another actor The audiobook also features Cale performing Lillian 28 Harry Clarke won a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show 29 Cale premiered We re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time at the Goodman in 2018 He described it as his most directly autobiographical work depicting his childhood in Luton and said that he had avoided writing about these experiences earlier because I didn t want people to feel sorry for me 5 The Chicago Tribune wrote that Cale has been working his whole life toward this one show and called it deeply personal indisputably courageous frequently shocking and deeply moving 30 Also in 2018 Cale and musician Matthew Dean Marsh began performing sketches and songs together at New York s Pangea Restaurant under the title More Songs for Charming Strangers intending to continue this as a monthly concert residency 31 Other acting work editAs a stage actor when not performing in his own plays Cale has mostly worked in New York City He appeared in Curtains 32 which received a 1996 Obie Award for the entire acting ensemble 33 Cale s first screen role was in Woody Allen s Radio Days in 1987 3 He has since appeared in more than 20 films as well as TV roles including Ed Harris 2000 biopic Pollock and James Gray s 2008 romantic drama Two Lovers Songwriter editCale s original songs have been recorded by several musicians including The Jazz Passengers Debbie Harry and Syd Straw 34 Plays editThe Redthroats 1986 PS 122 New York Smooch Music 1989 The Kitchen New York Deep in a Dream of You 1991 Goodman Theater Chicago Somebody Else s House 1993 Goodman Theater Chicago presented earlier as a workshop at Sushi Performance Art Gallery San Diego 35 Lillian 1997 Goodman Theater Chicago Betwixt 2000 Theater at St Clement s New York A Likely Story 2004 Lion Theater New York Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky 2005 Goodman Theater Chicago The Blue Album with Dael Orlandersmith 2007 Long Wharf Theatre New Haven Palomino 2010 Kansas City Repertory Theatre The History of Kisses 2011 Studio Theatre Washington D C Fluffing for Beginners 2017 Dixon Place New York Harry Clarke 2017 Vineyard Theatre New York We re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time 2018 Goodman Theater Chicago 2019 The Public Theater New York Sandra 2022 Vineyard Theatre New York Publications editThe Redthroats Vintage Books 1989 ISBN 0679739610 Contains two plays The Redthroats and Smooch Music Shows NoPassport Press 2016 available via Lulu com ISBN 9781329846500 Contains four plays Deep in a Dream of You Lillian Palomino and The History of Kisses Harry Clarke with Bonus Performance Lillian audiobook Audible Studios 2018 ASIN B075H1VLHX Harry Clarke performed by Billy Crudup Lillian performed by David Cale References edit Huntsberger Alex 25 September 2018 David Cale musical memoir We re Only Alive strikes a resounding chord Chicago Sun Times Retrieved 14 October 2018 a b Fricker Karen 4 April 1993 The Challenge of a Monologue in the First Person New York Times Retrieved 14 October 2018 a b c d Richards David 29 November 1987 The Offbeat Odyssey of David Cale Washington Post Retrieved 14 October 2018 Morgan Scott 26 September 2018 David Cale s shocking family history underscores affecting We re Only Alive at Goodman Daily Herald Retrieved 14 October 2018 a b Connors Thomas 9 September 2018 David Cale Reaches New Heights in Autobiographical We re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time Playbill Retrieved 14 October 2018 a b Award Archive The Bessies Retrieved 14 October 2018 Lacher Irene 1 October 1989 In Monology to Play It Right Do It Yourself New York Times Retrieved 14 October 2018 a b c d Three Decades of David Cale Goodman Theatre Onstage 11 September 2018 Retrieved 14 October 2018 Pareles Jon 1 March 1987 David Cale s Smooch Music New York Times Retrieved 14 October 2018 Joseph Jefferson Awards Archives Joseph Jefferson Awards Retrieved 14 October 2018 Holden Stephen 12 December 1992 A Dream World Where Passion Rules New York Times Retrieved 14 October 2018 Obejas Achy 17 September 1993 Cale Happily Finds His Place in Dislocation Chicago Tribune Retrieved 14 October 2018 Escape the Box This American Life 30 January 1998 Retrieved 14 October 2018 Brantley Ben 20 June 1998 THEATER REVIEW Finding the Mystery in the Mundane The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 21 July 2019 Obie Awards 99 www obieawards com Retrieved 14 October 2018 Winn Steven 12 February 1999 David Cale Spins a Luminous Tale of Lost Love in Lillian San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved 14 October 2018 Ehren Christine 30 March 2000 Cale s Duet Betwixt Opens Off Broadway March 30 Playbill Retrieved 14 October 2018 Hernandez Ernio 1 December 2004 The New Group naked Launches with David Cale s A Likely Story Dec 1 Playbill Retrieved 14 October 2018 Rizzo Frank 23 October 2005 Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky Variety Retrieved 14 October 2018 Hayford Justin 28 April 2005 Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky Chicago Reader Retrieved 14 October 2018 Outer Critics Circle outercritics org Archived from the original on 14 December 2018 Retrieved 14 October 2018 Hicks Shannon 13 April 2007 90 Minutes Isn t Long Enough For Excellent Blue Album Newtown Bee Retrieved 14 October 2018 Scherstuhl Alan 22 October 2009 With David Cale s Palomino the KC Rep Scores Again The Pitch Retrieved 14 October 2018 a b Swan Rachel 17 November 2010 David Cale s Palomino Workhorse East Bay Express Retrieved 14 October 2018 Vittes Laurence 14 October 2010 Palomino Theater Review Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 14 October 2018 Wren Celia 20 June 2011 Review of David Cale s The History of Kisses at Studio Theatre Washington Post Retrieved 14 October 2018 Full Disclosure David Cale in Fluffing for Beginners Broadway World Retrieved 14 October 2018 Garvey Martha 28 August 2018 Audible and Harry Clarke Remade David Cale s Career The Clyde Fitch Report Retrieved 14 October 2018 Lortel Archives Retrieved 14 October 2018 Jones Chris 25 September 2018 We re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time is the show of David Cale s life and how he s learned to live with it Chicago Tribune Retrieved 14 October 2018 Swelling Sounds Meet Music Arranger Matthew Dean Marsh Goodman Theater 11 September 2018 Retrieved 14 October 2018 Brantley Ben 18 April 1996 Theater Review Having Fun with Care for the Old New York Times Retrieved 14 October 2018 Obie Awards 96 www obieawards com Retrieved 14 October 2018 ACE repertory ASCAP Retrieved 14 October 2018 Churnin Nancy 12 September 1992 Storyteller Cuts Deep to the Heart Los Angeles Times Retrieved 21 October 2018 External links editDavid Cale at IMDb David Cale on MySpace Video recording of Deep in a Dream of You performed at LaMama ETC without music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Cale amp oldid 1211988294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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