The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-11-2004 Spalding Gray -- A tragic case study in depression Date: 03-11-2004, Thursday Section: OPINION Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B THE recovery this week of actor Spalding Gray's body from...

As a tribute to the legacy of Spalding Gray, the Department of Theatre at The Ohio State University acknowledged his life's work at a public gathering in Thurber Theatre on November 22, 2004. Charles Helm, Director of Performing Arts at the Wexner Center...

On Wednesday, April 25, at around 9:30 p.m., scraggily-haired screenwriter Bruce Vilanch—best known for his uncanny ability to write mildly entertaining material for presenters at the Academy Awards—arrived at the Bellavitae restaurant in the West Village. He had just finished performing as part of the...

The tree is in the trash, the New Year's hangovers are fading and the leftover Perrier-Jouët is ready for that back shelf in the fridge, but before we begin anew, it's a good time to raise a glass and drink one last toast to the...

In the following essay, Demastes examines the development and significance of Gray's innovative performance strategies for contemporary American drama. According to Demastes, "Gray has singularly succeeded in bringing to life on stage a political agenda similar to that demanded by experimentalists of an earlier epoch—the 1960s and 1970s—but in a manner that assures a 1980s reception."

In the following essay, Brewer examines Gray's attempt to integrate the mind and body in his autobiographic monologues. According to Brewer, "The reciprocity between life and stage, audience perception and validation of the 'real,' is crucial to Gray's art and its complexity."

In the following interview, Gray discusses the production of his stage and film performances, the evolution of his monologues, and his literary influences.