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- Chris Lowell shares unique behind-the-scenes images from his Broadway debut in Cult of Love, that includes costars Shailene Woodley and Zachary Quinto
- The actor and photographer used medium format cameras to seize intimate moments throughout rehearsals, backstage, and even from on stage
- Beneath, Lowell shares each his images and the tales behind them
They are saying an image is value a thousand phrases, and Chris Lowell is aware of it.
The actor, recognized for his work on the small display screen in How I Met Your Father and Veronica Mars, made his Broadway debut in 2024 within the play Cult of Love. Now, he’s giving followers a behind-the-scenes have a look at his time within the present in an unique photograph diary with PEOPLE that features never-before-seen pictures he captured throughout rehearsals, backstage and extra.
The intimate snaps function him and plenty of of his starry costars, together with Shailene Woodley — who additionally made her Broadway debut within the play — and Zachary Quinto.
Lowell captured the particular moments on two medium format cameras: a Hasselblad and a plastic Holga from Hong Kong. He even secretly snapped one shot from on stage.
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The proficient photographer beforehand opened up about his love for the craft in an interview with PEOPLE at a press day for the present. “The older I’ve gotten, the extra images has turn out to be a approach for me to indicate myself, like, ‘This actually occurred and also you had been there for it,’ ” he stated pensively.
“I am all the time attempting to take pictures of the best way issues really feel greater than the best way that they really are,” Lowell continued. “I am not attempting to doc one thing. I am attempting to seize a much bigger factor after I take footage. Actually, part of it’s to remind myself that there’s poetry on the earth, and though you generally do not feel such as you’re part of it, you’re.”
The Broadway play performed for a restricted run from Dec. 12, 2024 to Feb. 2 on the Helen Hayes Theater in New York Metropolis, and is within the working for the forthcoming 2025 Tony Awards nominations.
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Written by Leslye Headland and directed by Journey Cullman, the present informed the story of 4 grownup siblings returning to their childhood dwelling for the vacation season, and the drama that ensues between them.
Lowell, Woodley and Quinto had been joined within the forged by Euphoria‘s Barbie Ferreira, Youthful‘s Molly Bernard, Star Wars: The Acolyte‘s Rebecca Henderson and musician Christopher Sears — all of whom had been recent faces to the Broadway scene. Theater veterans Mare Winningham, David Rasche and Roberta Colindrez additionally starred.
Learn on for an unique have a look at Lowell’s expertise within the present, in his personal phrases:
Prepared for My Shut-Up
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In my dressing room, taking a self-portrait with my Hasselblad. In all probability attempting to complete a roll.
Music for the Soul
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This was a press day early within the course of. We had been all nonetheless attending to know one another. Assume we’d had 2 days of rehearsal, perhaps? It was a stupendous autumn morning, and all of us hung outdoors on the entrance steps and practiced our songs.
It is Showtime
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Shailene on opening evening, writing notes to the forged.
She’s a Star
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Barbie bought a ton of fan mail along with her modeling images. She would tape them up on our dressing room mirrors with little personalised notes.
Locations!
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A double-exposure on the Holga. Fairly certain we’re at “Locations.” That’s me within the stairwell, double-exposed over Shailene on the backstage staircase.
Into the Night time
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Zach all the time seems to be this good-looking, and this perturbed.
I will Drink to That!
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Journey handled us to a spectacular feast at Peter Luger’s Steakhouse proper earlier than we closed. Fairly certain Mare and Barbie had been the one forged members that nobody was ever pissed at.
We’re All Household
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In my dressing room earlier than our remaining efficiency.
One Final Bow
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Last curtain name. I hid the digicam in a drawer onstage.
