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This timely docudrama chronicles the Washington Post's decision to publish the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study documenting US involvement in Vietnam. The subsequent trial tested the parameters of the First Amendment, pitting the public's right to know against the government's desire for secrecy.
This is an LA Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Diane Adair, Bo Foxworth, John Getz, James Gleason, Gregory Harrison, John Heard, Charles Janasz, Raphael Sbarge, Russell Soder, Susan Sullivan, Peter Van Norden, Tom Virtue, and Geoffrey Wade.
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About the Authors
Geoffrey Cowan, president of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and the Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership at the University of Southern California, is the best-selling author of The People v. Clarence Darrow.
Leroy Aarons (1933–2004) was an award-winning journalist and playwright, a national correspondent for the Washington Post, and executive editor of the Oakland Tribune. Aarons founded and was past president of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.
About the Narrators
Peter Van Norden has been acting on stage, film, and television for over thirty years. He has appeared on Broadway, off Broadway, and with most of the regional reps across the country. His film and television credits include roles in Police Academy 2 and The Accused (opposite Jodie Foster), as well as the role of Ralph Brentner in Stephen King’s eight-hour miniseries The Stand. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
John Getz is a stage-trained actor known for his roles in Blood Simple, The Fly, and The Social Network. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa and attended the American Conservatory of Theatre in San Francisco.