Don Cheadle

Stefan was, I think, 98 at the time.

Stefan was, I think, 98 at the time.

Wow. So it comes time for him to wrap this up, and he goes up. Forgets his lines. Yeah, forgets his lines. Goes up, forgets his lines, for those who want the theater vernacular. And he starts... stammering and making up words and basically just sort of like... Trouble. You know, standing in place and teetering.

Wow. So it comes time for him to wrap this up, and he goes up. Forgets his lines. Yeah, forgets his lines. Goes up, forgets his lines, for those who want the theater vernacular. And he starts... stammering and making up words and basically just sort of like... Trouble. You know, standing in place and teetering.

Wow. So it comes time for him to wrap this up, and he goes up. Forgets his lines. Yeah, forgets his lines. Goes up, forgets his lines, for those who want the theater vernacular. And he starts... stammering and making up words and basically just sort of like... Trouble. You know, standing in place and teetering.

And no one, you can't give somebody in Shakespeare, you know, it's not, we're not doing something naturalistic. You can't come up with some, you could try to come up with some iambic pentameter and like slip a line there to help him along the way. But it went on so long that first the audience sort of laughed and then realized, oh, it's not a bit and stopped laughing.

And no one, you can't give somebody in Shakespeare, you know, it's not, we're not doing something naturalistic. You can't come up with some, you could try to come up with some iambic pentameter and like slip a line there to help him along the way. But it went on so long that first the audience sort of laughed and then realized, oh, it's not a bit and stopped laughing.

And no one, you can't give somebody in Shakespeare, you know, it's not, we're not doing something naturalistic. You can't come up with some, you could try to come up with some iambic pentameter and like slip a line there to help him along the way. But it went on so long that first the audience sort of laughed and then realized, oh, it's not a bit and stopped laughing.

And then the other half of the audience laughed and then half the audience shushed that part of the audience that laughed. And then the actors on stage kind of were starting to laugh. You know, those two that would start to laugh. And everyone's like, shut the fuck up. And everybody stops laughing. And he's still kind of trying to pull it off. He doesn't think anyone's noticed.

And then the other half of the audience laughed and then half the audience shushed that part of the audience that laughed. And then the actors on stage kind of were starting to laugh. You know, those two that would start to laugh. And everyone's like, shut the fuck up. And everybody stops laughing. And he's still kind of trying to pull it off. He doesn't think anyone's noticed.

And then the other half of the audience laughed and then half the audience shushed that part of the audience that laughed. And then the actors on stage kind of were starting to laugh. You know, those two that would start to laugh. And everyone's like, shut the fuck up. And everybody stops laughing. And he's still kind of trying to pull it off. He doesn't think anyone's noticed.

Trying to pull it off. This went on for probably two minutes. You know how long two minutes is? You guys have died for two minutes for sure, collectively on this show, for 100%. It feels like a long time. Yeah, it's a long time.

Trying to pull it off. This went on for probably two minutes. You know how long two minutes is? You guys have died for two minutes for sure, collectively on this show, for 100%. It feels like a long time. Yeah, it's a long time.

Trying to pull it off. This went on for probably two minutes. You know how long two minutes is? You guys have died for two minutes for sure, collectively on this show, for 100%. It feels like a long time. Yeah, it's a long time.

Joan Cusack, who was the lead in it, who played Cymbeline, just finally just started saying his lines. She just couldn't take it anymore. And he kind of revved up and got through it and then got off stage and he said, I want to kill myself. I have to quit. You're like, you're 98.

Joan Cusack, who was the lead in it, who played Cymbeline, just finally just started saying his lines. She just couldn't take it anymore. And he kind of revved up and got through it and then got off stage and he said, I want to kill myself. I have to quit. You're like, you're 98.

Joan Cusack, who was the lead in it, who played Cymbeline, just finally just started saying his lines. She just couldn't take it anymore. And he kind of revved up and got through it and then got off stage and he said, I want to kill myself. I have to quit. You're like, you're 98.

Yeah, you're going to be dead soon, I guess, is what Joan said to try to, like, you know, bolster his ego.

Yeah, you're going to be dead soon, I guess, is what Joan said to try to, like, you know, bolster his ego.

Yeah, you're going to be dead soon, I guess, is what Joan said to try to, like, you know, bolster his ego.