The Modern Drama Discussion Group
of Washington, DCNow playing: July 11, 2008
Each month, 35-50 Footlights members meet over dinner with playwrights, directors, and scholars to discuss modern drama. We read the plays on our own, meet at inexpensive restaurants near Washington-area metro stations, and eventually attend performances of most of the plays we've discussed. You can attend our dinner-discussions, join our theater trips, or both.
Membership is free. We do ask that you read the plays for discussion in advance. A $5 donation at dinner-discussions to cover expenses is suggested. You pay for dinner and theater tickets. Footlights always gets group rates at local theaters. Contributions to Footlights are tax-deductible.
To sign up on our Footlights list, go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/footlightsdc/join.
See Guidelines for our e-list.
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The Titans by Robert McElwaine
At the June Footlights meeting, a Nixon White House aide as well as a political reporter discussed the times and the personalities of the play, "Nixon's Nixon." In the spirit of the current political season, Footlights is following its successful June discussion of "Nixon's Nixon" with Robert McElwaine's play, "The Titans," about JFK and Khrushchev. Kennedy and Khrushchev's assessment of one another prevented a nuclear Armageddon during our lifetime. Do you remember the time? Did you feel the threat?
Footlights will discuss McElwaine's THE TITANS at its July 11 meeting - - held for the first time in a long time on a Friday. This play will be having its world premiere at American Century Theater and its director Jack Marshall will be the Footlights guest speaker.
Footlights will meet July 11 (FRIDAY) at Alfio's (in the
Willoughby Apartments, 4515 Willard Ave., Chevy Chase, MD. 20815) to discuss THE
TITANS. Contact Mark Gruenberg for reservations at 202-898-4825 or
press_associates@
If you must cancel your
dinner reservation, please let Mark know by noon on July 11. You may come just
for the discussion. We would appreciate a $5 contribution to Footlights to help
cover our expenses. Your voluntary contribution to Footlights is tax-deductible.
Important: If you need to cancel, be sure to let Mark know by phone no later than noon on the day of our meeting.
See you at the Footlights!
This page was last updated on June 30, 2008.