In grand jury transcripts made public in November 2011, President Richard Nixon referred to the Watergate break-in which eventually led to his resignation as ‘silly’ and ‘incredible’. J-Powers’ world premiere play Pentagon Papers presents key passages from the recently declassified Pentagon Papers revealing the shocking secrets that led Nixon to create a team of Watergate burglars and eventually to the self-destruction of his presidency.
Unlike previous works on the subject that explore the courtroom effort regarding the right to publish, Pentagon Papers dramatizes the actual secret history of America’s involvement in Vietnam. ‘The truth will set you free,’ said Daniel Ellsberg, who risked everything, including his freedom, to expose this classified information. Come and be inspired to demand honesty and transparency from our leaders.
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Written & directed by J-Powers (a.k.a. John Powers) (The Army-McCarthy Hearings, The Watergate Tapes, Trial of Lenny Bruce, McMartin Preschool Trial, Trial of O.J. Simpson), Pentagon Papers features a company of young actors who portray a host of famous and infamous characters, including General Maxwell Taylor (Jeison Azali), Secretary Robert McNamara (Caroline Do), Secretary John Foster Dulles (Serena Dolinsky), President Lyndon Johnson (Mark Jacobson), Pham Van Dong (Stephen Juhl), Henry Cabot Lodge (Amanda Martindale), General Nguyen Khanh (Brian Sounalath), with Dave Kirkpatrick as the Narrator.
Produced by Santa Monica Playhouse and PowerPlayz Productions, Pentagon Papers is presented in association with Vietnam Veterans of America and is supported in part by a CCI ARC grant. Pentagon Pa
pers plays Sundays at 3:30 pm, February 5 through March 25, 2012.
General admission is $19.50; students, teachers, seniors, and members of the military are $17; groups of 8 or more are $15.
Buy tickets online at http://SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com or call the box office at 1-(310)-394-9779 ext.1.
By public transportation: take the Santa Monica Blue Bus or the LA Metro Rapid #720, exit 4th and Wilshire.
