David Strathairn

David Strathairn appears in the following:

"Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski" Actor and Director

Friday, September 16, 2022

Actor Strathairn and director Goldman join us to discuss the one-man play, "Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski," which New York premiere runs through October 9.

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Theater of War: Theater of Law

Thursday, May 03, 2018

Join us for a theatrical reading of Aeschylus’ "Eumenides," followed by a conversation about the failure of the American legal system.

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Theater of War: A Dramatic Reading of Sophocles' Philoctetes by Bill Camp, Amy Ryan and Chinasa Ogbuagu

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Explore the visible and invisible wounds of war through a reading of Sophocles’ Philoctetes featuring Bill Camp, Amy Ryan and Chinasa Ogbuagu.

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'Theater of War' with Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Reg E. Cathey and Kathryn Erbe

Monday, March 20, 2017

Explore the visible and invisible wounds of war through dramatic readings of the ancient Greek war plays Ajax and Philoctetes, presented by writer and director Bryan Doerries.

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American Icons: The Lincoln Memorial

Thursday, October 20, 2016

The Lincoln Memorial is now one of the most treasured landmarks of Washington, D.C. But for decades people fought over every aspect of it — even whether it should have been built at all.

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Theater of War

Friday, May 22, 2009

Actor David Strathairn and writer/translator/director Bryan Doerries talk about the Philoctetes Project, which stages readings of plays by Sophocles for combat veterans.

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Memorial Drive

Friday, May 22, 2009

This is a best-of Brian Lehrer Show. We won't be taking any calls, but the comments page is always open! From Rhodes Scholar to Army captain to first-time author, Craig Mullaney has learned a lot. Then, actor David Strathairn on bringing Sophocles onto the battlefield; Mets broadcaster Ron ...

Theater of War

Monday, September 15, 2008

Actor David Strathairn and writer/translator/director Bryan Doerries talk about the Philoctetes Project, which stages readings of Sophocles's plays for combat veterans.

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David Strathairn and Richard Nelson: "Conversations in Tusculum"

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

The play "Conversations in Tusculum," now at the Public Theatre, is set in the hills and villas outside of Rome, and chronicles Julius Caesar’s world of manipulation and power. Actor David Strathairn co-stars; Richard Nelson wrote the play.

Event: "Conversations in Tusculum" runs through March 30
The Public Theater

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American Unreason

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Is American society anti-intellectual? Also: some great names from the stage and screen world. David Strathairn and Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Nelson talk about "Conversations in Tusculum," their new play at the Public. Alan Cumming, who's starring in a revival of Chekhov’s “The Seagull.” And...Gabriel Byrne on his role as ...

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