Word: nimoy
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Vincent," Nimoy plays the role of Van Gogh's older brother Theo and reads Van Gogh's letters. At the seminar Nimoy said the role of Theo intrigued him because it gave him a unique chance to examine a charcter from the outside, using the character's letters...
...Because Nimoy wrote, directed and acted the show, he had trouble concentrating on one role at a time. "As I'm acting I'll think 'I should rewrite this' and wish I could make a note," Nimoy said...
After contracting for the rights to Phillip Stephens' play "Van Gogh" four years ago, Nimoy wrote "Vincent," researching it by travelling extensively through France to the cities, homes, prison and mental hospital where Van Gogh painted his vivid works...
...colors were not there," Nimoy said. "They were in his head...
...Nimoy asserts in "Vincent" that Van Gogh's problems stemmed from epilepsy, not madness. Nimoy said Sunday people commonly believe Van Gogh was mad because "madness is romantic. Epilepsy is dull...