Introduction to Nicholas Griffin. 1:34 min. Interview: Raymond Elman. Post-Production: Beverly R. Muzii. Music: Tony Succar. Recorded via Zoom: 3/9/2024, Miami.
NICHOLAS GRIFFIN is a journalist and author of four novels and three works of nonfiction. His writing has appeared in The Times (London), the Financial Times, and Foreign Policy, among other publications.
Griffin was born in London, left at the age of 18, and spent the next twenty years in New York. He then moved to Miami in the summer of 2013 where he now lives with his wife and two children.
Griffin adapted his 2020 book, “The Year of Dangerous Days,” into a play, “Dangerous Days,” which was produced by Miami New Drama and will open on April 4, 2024, at the the Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach.
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CRITICAL THINKING: 2:06min.
How has adapting your book, “The Year of Dangerous Days” into a play changed your vision about what you wrote and sharpened your insights on the story?
SUPERIOR RESEARCH: 1:35 min.
Have you uncovered new information since writing the book that was incorporated into the play?
RESPECTS OTHERS POINTS OF VIEW: 0:55 min.
Had you read Roben Farzad’s book about the Mutiny Hotel (“Hotel Scarface”) before writing “The Year of Dangerous Days”?
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:16 sec.
There are many movies and plays that present reporters as heroes. Did films such as “All the President’s Men” and “Spotlight,” influence your play?
SUPERIOR RESEARCH: 1:20 min.
How does your play present the language, culture, and history of 1980s Miami?
COLLABORATION: 1:14 min.
Is this your first experience working directly with actors?
UNDERSTANDS ARTISTS’ NEEDS: 0:38 min.
How does reading your work aloud help your writing process?
COLLABORATION: 1:05 min.
Tell us about the costume design for your play.
CRITICAL THINKING: 1:43 min.
Did any specific movies inspire your manuscript?
TRUST: 1:25 min.
Why did you and Michel Hausmann select Jen Wineman to direct your play?
SERENDIPITY: 1:17 sec.
Last we spoke you were considering a screenplay for “Dangerous Days.” What was the timeline/sequence that led you to create the play first?
