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Muckrakers

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 1m

Zayd Dohrn

"A fervent and attention-getting play [...] ultra relevant [...] acute, absorbing, topically vital theater." - Talkin' Broadway

Muckrakers

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
A young female activist brings an older man – a famous political hacker and journalist – home to her Brooklyn apartment to spend the night. But as they start to expose each other’s secrets, personal and political desires collide, testing the limits of privacy in the modern world.
History

Muckrakers premiered at the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, MA in June 2013 under the direction of Giovanna Sardelli.

Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups
MIRA - 25, an American political activist.
STEPHEN -  39, a British celebrity hacker/journalist.
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting Mira's studio apartment in Brooklyn, New York.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 75 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS 

"A fervent and attention-getting play [...] ultra relevant [...] acute, absorbing, topically vital theater." - Talkin' Broadway, Read More 

"Thoroughly enjoyable both as pure theatre, and as a springboard for debates about freedom and secrecy." - Broadway World, Read More 

"A bold and ferociously argued two-character drama [...] Muckrakers couldn't be more current or relevant." - Albany Times Union 

"Muckrakers is not only 'ripped from the headlines,' you can actually hear the newspaper pages being torn as the play progresses." - Springfield / Hartford Arts Examiner


Videos

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    Highlights from Barrington Stage's production of Muckrakers

  • Conversation with the cast and director of Barrington Stage's Muckrakers youtube thumbnail

    Conversation with the cast and director of Barrington Stage's Muckrakers

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Authors

Zayd Dohrn

Zayd Dohrn
Zayd Dohrn was born and raised in New York City. His full-length plays include Outside People (The Vineyard Theatre/Naked Angels), Reborning (The Public/SPF) and Sick (Kitchen Dog) – all published by Samuel French – as well as Want (Steppenwolf First Look). His work has been ...
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