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Wenham: The Battle Not Begun by Jack Beatty
An Equity Reading of a new play by Jack Beatty, award-winning author, NPR News Analyst (On Point). Directed by Myriam Cyr. Starring Ken Bolden and Malcolm Ingram. Sponsored, in part, by the Patton Family Archives of the Wenham Museum.
In September 1938, British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain met with Hitler three times. A record was kept of their conversations. This play goes beyond what they said to explore who they were.
Hitler wanted war. Chamberlain wanted peace.
Two Men who hold the fate of the world in their hands.
Do not miss it.
Malcolm Ingram (Neville Chamberlain) appeared in Sherlock's Last Case (2018) and Bedroom Farce (2016) at the Huntington. He has performed on Broadway in The Rivals (Lincoln Center Theater). He has previously performed in London's West End in Half Life (National Theatre, Duke of Yorks Theatre), Dirty Linen and Newfoundland (Arts Theatre), and Popkiss (The Globe Theatre). His US regional credits include Richard II (Actors Shakespeare Project); Hamlet (North Shore Music Theatre); Third (Hangar Theatre); All My Sons (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Hay Fever and Rat in the Skull (Berkshire Theatre Group); Someone to Watch Over Me (Stage West Theatre); A Christmas Carol, The Crucible, Little Women, The Miracle Worker, My Fair Lady, and As You Like It (Syracuse Stage); Heisenberg, Red Velvet, Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Heroes, and Enchanted April, among many others (Shakespeare & Company); and Romeo and Juliet (Virginia Arts Festival). His film and television credits include The Story of Ruth (BBC), Fraulein Doktor (Paramount), Chappelles Show (Comedy Central), The Camerons, Beloved Enemy, Clapperclaw, and Dr. Finlays Casebook (BBC).
Ken Bolden KEN BOLDEN (Hitler) Resides in Pittsburgh, where he teaches at the University of Pittsburgh. Recent credits include: A FEW GOOD MEN (Cmdr. Stone) for the Pittsburgh Public Theatre; KING LEAR (Gloucester) and CHATTERTON (Ensemble) both for Quantum Theatre, the latter being cited as one of the top ten productions of 2018 by the Post Gazette; MUMBERGER (Hugh) for Carnegie Stages; THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (Ensemble) for PICT Classic Theatre; and ORPHANS (Harrold) which he co-produced with two former students and which was also cited as one of the top ten productions of 2018 by the Post-Gazette. Film credits include: THE UNTITLED FRED HAMPTON PROJECT; LITTLE EVIL:MARSHALL, and SORORITY ROW.
Jack Beatty was a senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly, and worked as a book reviewer at Newsweek and as the literary editor of The New Republic.
Beatty is the author of "The Rascal King" (1992), a biography of the legendary Boston Mayor James Michael Curly that was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award; "The World According to Peter Drucker" (1998); and "Age of Betrayal: The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900" (2007. In addition, he is the editor of "Colossus: How the Corporation Changed America" (2001), an anthology of readings on the history of the American corporation named by Business Week as one of the 10 best business books of the year. His most recent book, "The Lost History of 1914: Reconsidering the Year the Great War Began," takes a closer look at the events that lead to World War I.
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Location Wenham Museum (View)
132 Main St
Wenham, MA 01984
United States
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| Minimum Age: 12 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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