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Andrew O’Hagan Reads Donald Antrim

The New Yorker: Fiction

CHAPTER

An Actor Prepares: Casting and Rehearsals

The narrator discusses the casting process for a play, introducing various characters and expressing concerns about casting choices. They also reflect on their turbulent relationship with their girlfriend, Carol, and the dynamics among the cast members during rehearsals. The chapter ends with the director giving a cautionary talk to the actors about the challenges of a life in the theatre.

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