Horizon Theatre Blog

Ann Marie Gideon makes her Horizon Theatre debut in Time Stands Still. Though new to Horizon, Ann Marie should be a familiar face for many Atlanta theatre-goers.

Who are you playing in Time Stands Still?

I play Mandy Bloom, a young energetic 25 year old event planner. She is open, excited about life, and eager to make friends and to please. She is smart and kind with no ill intentions.

What drew you to this role?

I thought it was a fabulous play to begin with. I loved Mandy’s innocence and thought, “I’m nothing like her.” But as I’ve grown into the role, I’ve found I’m more like her, and I want to be like her.

Horizon patrons might have seen you around town in?

Either at Georgia Shakespeare for the past three summers playing Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest and Hero in Much Ado About Nothing or in The Bachelorette with Pinch ‘N’ Ouch. Continue reading →

As part of our preparation for Time Stands Still opening September 14, we have been reading interviews with playwright Donald Margulies. Learn more about the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright in excerpts from these interviews.

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Like many of your previous plays, your latest work Time Stands Still delves into the complexities of a relationship—and in this case, the couple is a photojournalist and print journalist, in the aftermath of covering the war in Iraq. What was the spark for their story? How did the political backdrop shape the personal story?

I’m leery of plays with political agendas. My plays always start with the personal. As Time Stands Still took shape, the backdrop of the current world of foreign correspondence provided a rich, high-stakes context for what is essentially a love story. I set out to dramatize the effects of time and circumstances on partnerships built on shared passions. What happens when people who love each other no longer want the same things? I suppose Time Stands Still  is as much about marriage as Dinner with Friends. Continue reading →