The former teen star on being born into an acting dynasty, her anger at the abortion ban in Alabama and the trouble with American cinema
Martha Plimpton is an American actor who made her name as a teenager in films such as The Mosquito Coast and Running on Empty, appearing alongside her childhood sweetheart River Phoenix. Her work on Broadway has ranged from The Coast of Utopia to Top Girls. Most recently, she starred in Sweat at the Donmar Warehouse, a searingly topical play by Lynn Nottage that examines the deep-rooted discontent and anxiety that helped put Donald Trump in the White House. Sweat transfers to the West End next week.
Would you like to see more working-class stories like Sweat on our stages and screens?
Absolutely. One of the things I love about the play is it’s about people whose stories we don’t usually hear or see.
Martha Plimpton is an American actor who made her name as a teenager in films such as The Mosquito Coast and Running on Empty, appearing alongside her childhood sweetheart River Phoenix. Her work on Broadway has ranged from The Coast of Utopia to Top Girls. Most recently, she starred in Sweat at the Donmar Warehouse, a searingly topical play by Lynn Nottage that examines the deep-rooted discontent and anxiety that helped put Donald Trump in the White House. Sweat transfers to the West End next week.
Would you like to see more working-class stories like Sweat on our stages and screens?
Absolutely. One of the things I love about the play is it’s about people whose stories we don’t usually hear or see.
- 6/1/2019
- by Lisa O’Kelly
- The Guardian - Film News
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