"Paper, Scissors, and Stone"

From The Country, by Martin Crimp, at La Jolla Playhouse (California), 2003. Directed by Lisa Peterson.

"The director and I wanted to find an abstracted music and sound language for this edgy thriller by Martin Crimp about a doctor, his wife and an unexpected guest. The end of the cue lined up with lights bumping up on the wife, cutting paper. The musical score featured the sounds of metal, glass and stones as well as more traditional instruments." —Mark Bennett