The Life and Times of Andre Gregory.(COMING IN MARCH)

American Theatre, February, 2005

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ANDRE GREGORY BY TODD LONDON Experimental director, performer and theatrical man-of-all-work Andre Gregory turned 70 this year. Critic and arts reporter Todd London seizes the moment to talk intimately with the inimitable artist about his long road from the tumultuous early days of the regional theatre, to the actor-centric avant-garde ensembles of the 1960s and '70s, to the woods of Poland with Jerzy Grotowski--and back again to huge renderings of classics like Endgame, Uncle Vanya and The Master Builder in the tiniest of spaces.

Also meet his enduring family of collaborators (including Wallace Shawn, Gregory's co-star in the hit film My Dinner with Andre, in photo). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]