{"id":2448853,"date":"2019-09-17T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=312957"},"modified":"2019-09-17T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T03:00:00","slug":"beau-bridges-stars-as-john-wooden-at-theatre-aspens-solo-flights-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/beau-bridges-stars-as-john-wooden-at-theatre-aspens-solo-flights-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Beau Bridges stars as John Wooden at Theatre Aspen\u2019s Solo Flights festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite an acting career spanning more than six decades onstage and screen, Beau Bridges has never performed a one-man play until now.<\/p>\n

The actor stars in \u201cCoach: An Evening with John Wooden,\u201d which opens Wednesday night at Theatre Aspen\u2019s Solo Flights festival<\/a> and also marks his Aspen debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to \u2018Coach\u2019 because the man in the title, John Wooden was my freshman basketball coach at UCLA and he is a lifelong friend and mentor,\u201d Bridges said in an e-mail interview. \u201cI hope the audience leaves with a better understanding of what an amazing man Coach Wooden was and how they can apply his teachings toward their own lives in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show shines a light on the legendary basketball coach, who led UCLA from 1948 to 1975. In a 12-year period in which he was head coach, he won 10 NCAA national championships, including a record seven in a row.<\/p>\n

Wooden died in 2010 at age 99. Throughout his lifetime and especially since his passing, Wooden has been recognized for his inspirational messages to his players, including his \u201cPyramid of Success\u201d and inspirational maxims like \u201cMake each day a masterpiece.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Wooden inspired a generation to live a life free of stress by just trying to be the best they can be,\u201d Bridges said. \u201cNot trying to be better than the next person. He said that success had nothing to do with winning. It has to do with finding peace of mind by leaving the task, knowing that you have done your very best.\u201d<\/p>\n

From humble beginnings to the pinnacle, \u201cCoach\u201d lays out Wooden\u2019s life \u2014 showing his relationship with his wife of 53 years, the only girl he ever loved, and the journey they took together from a small town in Indiana to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Director Joe Calarco and playwright John Wilder will be working alongside Bridges throughout the play\u2019s development.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have not worked with John or Joe before but I have the utmost respect for them both and I look forward to working with them on this project in progress,\u201d Bridges said.<\/p>\n

Bridges\u2019 career has spanned Broadway, television and film. Nominated for 15 total Emmy Awards, he has won three of them \u2014 including for his work in HBO\u2019s \u201cThe Second Civil War\u201d in 1997 and for his supporting role opposite Holly Hunter in the 1993 HBO movie \u201cThe Positively True Adventures of The Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The son of Hollywood legend Lloyd Bridges and brother of Jeff Bridges, one of his favorite projects was a family affair.<\/p>\n

\u201cA film I really enjoyed working on was \u2018The Fabulous Baker Boys,\u2019\u201d he said of the 1989 film he co-starred in with his brother. \u201cI liked the way the film turned out and it was great fun working with my brother Jeff.\u201d<\/p>\n

When offering advice to an aspiring actor, Bridges encourages them to \u201cget out and do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPerform anywhere you can,\u201d Bridges said. \u201cI did a lot of street theater back in the day \u2014 hospitals, prisons, market parking lots. There are a number of great community theaters around to get involved with. Get proactive, write your own project and film it on your phone for a start. If Steven Soderbergh can do it, so can you!\u201d<\/p>\n

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