Spalding Gray (Part 1) A Life in Progress

Part One of a documentary about Spalding Gray by Robby Henson. Music by Pat Irwin. Produced by Cecilia Roque. circa 1987. Features Sex and Death to Age 14 and A Personal History of American Theater. Brattle Theater. Performance Art.

[@davidradich9342]

I was privileged to meet Spalding Gray back in 2001. He preformed "Interviewing the Audience" in Ann Arbor Michigan, in December of that year.
It was odd, I had been a fan of his work for quite some time, but when he came up to talk to me in the lobby before the show I did not recognize him. Half way through the conversation, I did, and when I did he said it was too bad...he liked interviewing people who didn't know his work. But he wound up calling me up to the stage and I was interviewed by him for over an hour! We talked about my job at a home for abused kids in Detroit, my thoughts on 9-11 and living in the Cambodian neighborhood in Long Beach with Dr. Haing S. Ngor (who starred in the Killing Fields) as a neighbor and my own experiences visiting Thailand and the Gulf War in the Navy.
After the show, my friends and I ran into him waiting for his car. He was really nice and we talked for an hour. When he died I was very sad, it was like losing a friend...his monologues gave us a big window into his life. And I am richer for it.

[@djsolomon]

Spalding Gray has inspired my work for my entire career. Thank you for this beautiful film.

[@HGandCulturalWasteland]

I just adore him. One of my most favorite artists. Ever. So wonderful…thank you for this film ❤️

[@14summers15falls]

Thank you so much for sharing your film. It's wonderful. I just started reading Impossible Vacation this week,

[@Robbyfilm]

Part 2 and Part 3 are up, same title just numbers change.

[@TheAntibozo]

Thank you for providing this.