Todd Almond's book, 'Slow Train Coming', delves into the creation and journey of the stage play 'The Girl from the North Country', featuring the music of Bob Dylan. Through interviews with the cast and director Conor McPherson, the book chronicles the play's production, its challenges, and ultimately its triumph over obstacles like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Slow Train Coming by Todd Almond: The inside story of Bob Dylan and Conor McPherson’s stage collaborationConor McPherson with the cast of Girl from the North Country outside the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin. Photograph: Leon Farrell/Photocall IrelandAlthough Todd Almond is credited as the author of this book, he might more accurately be described as its curator or editor. The story is of the American production of a play with music,.
The Girl from the North Country featured a number of theatrical firsts for McPherson. It was set in the US and featured a wider range of female characters than usual. Its large cast of drifters assembled in a boarding house in 1934 in the Midwest town of Duluth during the height of the Great Depression. Dylan was born in Duluth in 1941. He is still touring and recording, still a central force in the culture. McPherson wanted Dylan’s music in the play.
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