The Columnist

Production Details

By: David Auburn

Director: Sarah Hearn

Genre: Drama

Running: June 8-25, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

Matinee: June 12 & 19 at 2:30 p.m.

Synopsis

In cold war America, the most influential newspaper columnist of them all is admired, feared, and courted by the Washington elite whose careers he determines. But with the dizzying changes of the 60s, his political gamesmanship might be about to catch up on him. Based on the real-life story of Joseph Alsop whose columns ran for four decades in over 300 newspapers, this hilarious, searing portrait by the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning writer of Proof draws a direct line to our own turbulent era.

N.B. Adult content

TALKBACKS
DID YOU KNOW? The Columnist production team is thrilled to welcome

cryptography expert Richard Brisson to the Ottawa Little Theatre stage to lead a series of Talkbacks following certain performances.

Richard’s passion, expertise and in-depth knowledge of the clandestine and enigmatic – which OLT audience’s may remember from Enigma-related Talkbacks during OLT’s run of Breaking the Code in 2015 – will surely bring Joe Alsop’s Cold War adventure to life. Talkbacks will follow performances on June 10, 15 and 23rd.

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