Frost/Nixon Q's

Why use multiple screens for the backdrop rather than one big screen?

Why use the wooden panel sliding pieces for the set?

Why were people crossing behind the screens during scenes?

Why no microphones?

Why did the director make the choice to have Frost and Nixon speak directly to each other during their intense phone conversation?

Was the actor who played Nixon using his own real voice, or did he stylize for the role?

Was David Frost's airplane girlfriend a real person in this historical story?

Any other historical embellishments?

Which came first--the play or the movie?

Where did you find those real 70's tv cameras?

During the Frost/Nixon interviews, were the cameras all real-time footage, or was some of it pre-recorded clips?

What's the magic behind the motion of the set platforms/set pieces?

Were those 70's props and set pieces authentic or great replications?

Why no intermission? (We liked it, but . . . why?)

Why stage this play in the Gerding theatre (instead of some other theatrical space)?

What's the end of the story behind Frost and his girlfriend? Did he settle down with her?

Every prop was used . . . elegantly sparse. Was this a budget choice or a director's choice?

Casting process? How did you get these actors?

Were details intentional from the director, or actor choices? (ie, woman with the book on the airplane--half-read through.)