The Guadalajara Reporter

Malkovich advocates free theater

In words that may strike a chord with those unpaid thespians who take part in lakeside productions, acclaimed actor John Malkovich declared that theater should be free, ahead of his performance in Guadalajara this week.

“I don’t care if I get paid at all. You don’t really do theater for money, it doesn’t make a lot of sense,” Malkovich told a press conference in Mexico City. Clarifying these comments, he later added, “if I didn’t do it for money, it would mean I couldn’t pay the people I work with. But I don’t have to do it for money. Theater is a gift to me, I mean I should probably pay to be able to do it.”

Malkovich has toured in “The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer” for almost two years. The play is directed by Michael Sturminger, with the seven performances in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Leon produced by Mexican movie star Diego Luna.

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