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Douglas McGrath is best known for his work in film: as a cowriter for Bullets Over Broadway; a writer and director for Emma, Nicholas Nickleby, Infamous; and an actor in Quiz Show, Happiness, Michael Clayton, and HBO’s Girls. But on October 13, he will be returning to his first love, theater, in an autobiographical one-man show called Everything’s Fine, directed by John Lithgow. During a limited off-Broadway run at the DR2 Theatre in New York City, McGrath will revisit stories from his childhood in Midland—with particular focus on an eighth-grade teacher who, he says, “made a series of what appear to be insane decisions.” He spoke to us on September 23, between rehearsals.Texas Monthly: How did Everything’s Fine come about?Douglas McGrath: I had this very…

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