Simon Henriques and Skylar Fox wrote The Grown-Ups, which The Ringwald is opening up their 2024-2025 season with!

The show opened this past weekend and runs through November 4, and just before its debut, we were able to sit down with the director of this production of The Grown-Ups, Jennifer Goff! In this exclusive interview, Goff discusses what drew her to wanting to direct this story, which themes stick out to her the most, and the challenges of transitioning an outdoor show to a black box theater. Enjoy!

Timestamps for this interview:

00:00 - Intro

00:34 - How is the rehearsal process going for The Grown-Ups?

01:05 - What is The Grown-Ups about?

02:08 - What drew you to this story? What makes it unique?

05:41 - The show is closing just before the 2024 election, why was this the right time to tell this story?

06:16 - Challenges of bringing this play and story to life on stage?

08:49 - As the director, what's your process bringing your ideas to the stage?

11:40 - What themes in The Grown-Ups resonate with you the most?

12:30 - Outdoor vs indoor shows

14:02 - What do you want audiences to walk away with from The Grown-Ups?

14:35 - Outro

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