EPISODE · Aug 12, 2023 · 59 MIN
Richard Hellesen — EISENHOWER: THIS PIECE OF GROUND
from The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers · host Richard Hellesen, Dan Rubins
Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground is running off-Broadway at the Theatre at St. Clement's through August 20th. Find out more at www.eisenhowertheplay.com.If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org
What this episode covers
Bringing President Dwight D. Eisenhower to life through a two-hour, one-man play was no easy challenge: playwright Richard Hellesen breaks down his research, his process of writing and rewriting, and the collaborations that contributed to bringing Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground to the stage. It's a riveting conversation about how we remember and retell history and why the dramatization of historical figures still matters.
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Richard Hellesen — EISENHOWER: THIS PIECE OF GROUND
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