Public LAB Sets Talkbacks for John and Juan
By Adam Hetrick
01 Dec 2009
The Tuesday evening post-show talkbacks will feature Smith and his collaborator Marc Anthony Thompson speaking with Pulitzer Prize-winning cultural critic Margo Jefferson (Dec. 8); and a panel on "Race and America's National Pastime" with sportswriter William C. Rhoden, historian Rob Ruck and Smith. Public Theater executive Andrew Hamingson will moderate. (Dec. 15).
Juan and John officially opens Dec. 13 and will run through Dec. 20. Marc Anthony Thompson provides sound and video design. Smith and Thompson previously offered A Huey P. Newton Story at the Public in 1997.
According to press notes, "It's 1965 and there's a riot going on. Watts and Vietnam are burning. So is La Republica Dominicana. In San Francisco, it's the Giants vs. the Dodgers. Juan Marichal vs. John Roseboro. Cain vs. Abel."
For tickets phone (212) 967-7555 or visit PublicTheater.
The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette Street in Manhattan.
