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Titolo: Altro articolo su DS da USA Today

Schwimmer and friends stage 'Race' 
By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY
Back in 1990, a struggling young actor/director/writer named David
Schwimmer staged an adaptation of The Jungle, Upton Sinclair's
turn-of-the-century novel about poor conditions in the meatpacking
industry, with the Lookingglass Theatre Company, a Chicago-based group
he had co-founded in 1988. After one performance, an older gentleman
from the audience began chatting him up.
David Schwimmer staged an adaption of the The Jungle in 1990 before he
became one of the Friends in 1994. 
At first, Schwimmer thought the fellow was a patron of his fledging
company. "Then he went into this elaborate history of Upton Sinclair.
I thought I had done my homework, but this was something. Finally, he
said, 'I do a little local radio show here, and I'd like to interview
you.' I'd never done an interview at that point, and was thrilled by
the chance to get some press for the company. Then he said, 'Oh, by
the way — I'm Studs Terkel.' And I was like, come on — you're kidding
me, right?" 
Thus began the friendship between Terkel, the author and broadcaster
known for decades as a relentless social historian and critic, and
Schwimmer, known since 1994 as Ross on the relentlessly popular NBC
sitcom Friends. Several years ago, Schwimmer, who has remained active
in Lookingglass projects throughout his tenure as TV star, decided to
adapt one of Terkel's books. 
With fellow ensemble member Joy Gregory, Schwimmer began the process
of turning Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the
American Obsession, a collection of narratives that Terkel published
in 1992, into a play of the same name. Race, which Schwimmer also
directed but does not star in, on Friday became the first production
to open at the Lookingglass' new venue in Chicago's Water Tower Water
Works, where it will run through Aug. 10.
"Race is a subject I've always been interested in and always felt
strangely compelled to address," Schwimmer says. His parents, both
lawyers, "raised my sister and me with an emphasis on education about
discrimination based on race, class, sex, sexual preference —
anything. And religion, of course. Being Jewish, the lessons of the
Holocaust were so ingrained in my childhood."
Though Schwimmer still considers theater "the most fun and creatively
fulfilling" forum, his plans beyond Friends, which will wrap its final
season next year, include writing and directing both big- and
small-screen projects. "I've been keeping that side of my brain tuned
up by (directing) episodes of Friends, but now I'll have more time to
commit to it." 
Schwimmer is working with a screenwriter on an idea involving Los
Angeles' Rape Foundation, where he is on the board of directors, for a
feature film. He has a two-year production and development deal with
NBC to produce pilots that he also may direct.
The pilots will not include a Friends spinoff, such as the one
castmate Matt LeBlanc is developing. But Schwimmer does have an
opinion about what his TV character's fate should be when the current
series concludes.
"I don't think even the writers know how it will end yet. But the
thing that would make the most sense to give Friends closure would be
for Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Ross to somehow end up back
together. But only if it's earned."
-- 
j./When one world ends / something else begins
but without a scream / just a whisper because we
just start it over again (Marilyn Manson - The Fall of Adam)
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castmate Matt LeBlanc is developing
a sentire David Schwimmer ci sarebbero delle concrete possibilita' a
riguardo... ;)
a questo punto la domanda nasce spontanea (per stimolare la
creativita' di tutti): come immaginate/vorreste un'eventuale spinoff
su Joey?
adesso finisco di lavorare, poi ci penso... :)
-- 
j./At any time, at any place, our snipers can drop you. Have a nice day.
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