| LOVE LETTERS FROM THE COLD WAR: A Metropolitan Virtual Playhouse Benefit | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 09:12 am EST 12/15/22 | |
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| Cold War Era Letters Shed New Light on Past and Present LOVE LETTERS FROM THE COLD WAR by Joseph Ryan Kennedy and Khrushchev on the brink of WW III December 25 - 31, 2022 Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse presents a streamed reading of a new documented drama comprised of correspondence between leading Cold Warriors, John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev: LOVE LETTERS FROM THE COLD WAR, by Joseph Ryan. 12/25/2022 at 12:00 AM (Eastern) through 1/1/2023 at 12:00 AM (Eastern) Running Time: 1 hour Suggested Donation. Available at: www.MetropolitanPlayhouse.org/coldwarloveletters The program will be available throughout the holiday week, available through the theater's website: www.metropolitanplayhouse.org/tickets From Kennedy's hopeful election to his stunning and untimely death, he and Khrushchev maintained official but personal correspondence that reveals two leaders becoming, if hardly friends, then respectful adversaries with ultimately one goal: to stop the world tumbling into Armageddon. From the failed invasion at the Bay of Pigs through the Cuban Missile Crisis, a first nuclear summit, and the building of the Berlin Wall, all with the Space Race a proxy background battle, the two men form a precarious partnership, sundered with Kennedy's assassination. Discovered among US official papers by author and historian Joseph Ryan, these letters tell a fast-paced, eye-opening tale of statesmanship and brinksmanship with the highest stakes. Ryan's play brings the hearts of the era and these prominent figures to vivid life, including intimate reflections, public postures, occasional whimsy, and the surprising coda between Khrushchev and Jacqueline Kennedy in the wake of tragedy. Proceeds from donations to the reading will support Metropolitan Playhouse and the extraordinary efforts of Direct Relief in Ukraine. Metropolitan's reading is directed by FRANCIS X. KUHN. The ensemble includes: ELISABETH AHRENS, SAM KITCHIN, and JED PETERSON. Musical arrangements by JONATHAN ALLENTOFF. Video design by ALEX ROE. Founded in 1948, DIRECT RELIEF is a humanitarian aid organization, active in all 50 U.S. states and more than 90 countries, with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies – without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay. Direct Relief has deployed more than 1,030 tons of medical aid and $20 million in financial assistance to Ukraine since the war broke out. METROPOLITAN's VIRTUAL PLAYHOUSE began on March 28, 2020, and with over 100 readings has evolved to be a video/stage hybrid that far exceeds the expectations of online readings with increasingly sophisticated virtual settings and sound design. Reaching an audience across the country and around the globe, the presentation of the forgotten one-act plays is an ideal way to pursue the theater's mission exploring America's diverse theatrical history. The theater received a 2011 OBIE Grant from The Village Voice for its ongoing productions that illuminate who we are by revealing where we have come from. Called "invaluable" by the Voice and Backstage, Metropolitan has earned further accolades from The New York Times and The New Yorker. Other awards include a Victorian Society of New York Outstanding Performing Arts Group, 3 Aggie Awards from Gay City News, 21 nominations for NYIT Awards (3 winners), and 6 AUDELCO Viv Award nominations. |
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| Link | http://www.MetropolitanPlayhouse.org/coldwarloveletters |
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