The Columnist, David Auburn
The Columnist, David Auburn
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The Columnist

Author: David Auburn

Narrator: Wilson Bethel, David Krumholtz, JoBeth Williams, John Getz, John Vickery, Tara Lynne Barr

Unabridged: 1 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2014

Categories: Fiction, Drama


Synopsis

Veteran journalist Joseph Alsop thrived in his role as the right-hand man for Washington’s political elite, influencing both policy and public opinion with his inflammatory columns. But as the political certainties of the post-war era began to chip away in the late 1960s, so did Alsop’s authority, both on the page and in his own life.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production featuring: Tara Lynne Barr, Wilson Bethel, John Getz, David Krumholtz, John Vickery, JoBeth Williams.

Includes a panel discussion with Geoffrey Cowan, a professor at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Journalism, playwright David Auburn, and the New York Times’ national political correspondent, Adam Nagourney.

Recorded by L.A. Theatre Works before a live audience.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joshua on May 13, 2015

The play's greatest strength is it's structure and plotting. By pulling out the choicest moments, Auburn creates a sense of the sweep of history even while spinning his characters through it. However, the main character remains somewhat of a mystery, even by the end, overshadowed by his more complex......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on November 01, 2024

There’s an economy here that belies the excess of the central character: this play is short, proceeds at a furious pace covering both an individual life and the life of a country, and as such jumps from scene to scene with rapidity and force. Holding it all together is the central character study of......more

Goodreads review by Bob on August 12, 2021

Interesting play that is historical fiction inspired by the life of The Washington Post's columnist Joseph Alsop, interesting both as drama and as a look-back into U.S. history, national politics and journalism at its highest levels back in the 1950s-60s. Can't say I took serious the rumor that presi......more

Goodreads review by Robert on October 05, 2022

As a boy growing up in the 1960s nary a week passed without seeing the byline of Joseph or Stewart Alsop. That said, I understood virtually nothing of what they wrote. After discovering this book last week & reading the text, I can now safely add their life story & their life’s work to the “I should......more

Goodreads review by Jack on November 16, 2024

-Purchased at Amoeba -Read at home -I love how Joe walks from the National Mall into his study for the final scene as the set changes around him - What a great transition to end the play. -My favorite passage Pg. 86 JOE: "And if you run into him in Boston, say hello to poor Philip for me." (She smiles, b......more