{"id":900,"date":"2015-03-30T11:30:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T18:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/?p=900"},"modified":"2018-07-08T15:05:17","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T22:05:17","slug":"introducing-christos-vasilopoulos-as-the-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/2015\/03\/introducing-christos-vasilopoulos-as-the-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Christos Vasilopoulos as &#8216;The Director&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text]<\/p>\n<p>Meet Christos Vasilopoulos as &#8216;The Director.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_913\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-913\" class=\"size-large wp-image-913\" src=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-2-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"Christos Vasilopoulos as 'The Director'\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-2-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-2.jpg 1913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christos Vasilopoulos as &#8216;The Director&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of his role, Mr. Vasilopoulos says, &#8220;It was time for me to be the captain, the guy that moves the strings, coordinates and keeps the balance amongst the people, an inner journey of thought and evaluation. &#8216;The Director&#8217; for me, is the hero behind the heroes .&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_916\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-3-real-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-916\" class=\"size-large wp-image-916\" src=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-3-real-1-1024x607.jpg\" alt=\"'The Director' (Christos Vasilopoulos) sees that 'The Boy' (Luke Judy) is imitating bad habits. Photo by Michael Marius Pessah.\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-3-real-1-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-3-real-1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-3-real-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;The Director&#8217; (Christos Vasilopoulos) sees that &#8216;The Boy&#8217; (Luke Judy) is imitating bad habits. Photo by Michael Marius Pessah.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Director Hunter Lee Hughes says of Mr. Vasilopoulos, &#8220;Christos embodies the idea\u00a0of an old-fashioned matinee idol of the 1940s or 1950s. He has a charming swagger that every now and then contrasts with piercing eyes that know too much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_909\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-909\" class=\"size-large wp-image-909\" src=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-1-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"'The Director' (Christos Vasilopoulos) plays the game. Photo by Michael Marius Pessah.\" width=\"640\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-1-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Christos-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;The Director&#8217; (Christos Vasilopoulos) plays the game. 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