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Crisis on Stage & Screen
On today’s show: Mary Louise-Parker talks about playing Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler on Broadway. Then, playwright Lynn Nottage and actress Saidah Arrika Ekulona discuss the play “Ruined.” Plus, director Costa Gavras on his classic film “Z.” And, this week's Please Explain is all about oil.
"Hedda Gabler"
She’s stared in the critically acclaimed television programs "The West Wing," "Angels in America" and "Weeds" to name a few. But, Mary Louise Parker has returned to the stage and is playing one of the theater's most complicated and challenging villains: Hedda Gabler.
"Hedda Gabler" is playing through March 29th
American Airlines Theater
227 West 42nd Street (btwn 7th & 8th Ave)
212-719-1300
Ticket info here
"Ruined"
Lynn Nottage's play "Ruined" is a haunting, probing work about the resilience of the human spirit during times of war. Set in a small mining town in Democratic Republic of Congo, this powerful play follows Mama Nadi (played by Saidah Arrika Ekulona), a shrewd businesswoman in a land torn apart by civil war.
"Ruined" is currently playing
New York City Center, Stage I
131 West 55th Street, between 6th & 7th Avenues
Ticket info here
Costa with a "Z"
The Academy Award-winning political thriller, "Z", celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. The director, Costa Gavras, talks about making the film and how it became a critically acclaimed, worldwide smash and the winner of both the Cannes Jury Prize and the Best Foreign Film Oscar, along with fifty other international awards. A new 35mm print featuring a new translation and subtitles is screening at Film Forum.
Events:
"Z" at Film Forum
March 13-26th
209 W Houston St, New York, NY
Box Office: (212) 727-8110
Ticket and screening info here
Costa-Gavras' new film "Eden is West" will have its North American premiere
Saturday March 7th at 9pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center Plaza
Ticket and screening info here
Please Explain: Oil
Petroleum (and all of its byproducts) have shaped our world into what it is today. Discover where oil comes from, how it’s refined and how much of it is left in ground on this week's Please Explain. Dr. John B. Curtis is Professor in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. William Fisher is a Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas.
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National Book Award Winners
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