Episode 2: Waterwell's THE COURTROOM
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Waterwell Theater Company’s latest play, The Courtroom, has no playwright. Or even a theater. But as Waterwell founder (from HBO’s “Succession” and Tony nominee) Arian Moayed and Artistic Director Lee Sunday Evans tell Kevin, that’s the point. They found their inspiration — and their script — in the actual language of a deportation trial. And as immigrant rights advocate/attorney Elora Mukherjee reveals, they also found themselves pulled to ground zero of today’s drama: all the way to the border.
Resources
The Courtroom returns for monthly performances at civic venues in NYC through November 2020. For information and tickets visit http://waterwell.org/.
View The Flores Exhibits at https://flores-exhibits.org/.
For other resources and to get involved, visit https://www.newsanctuarynyc.org/.
Jeffrey S. Chase, a former immigration judge, was the legal advisor for The Courtroom. Read his article "The Immigration Court: Issues and Solutions" here.
Follow guest Arian Moayed on Twitter at @arianmoayed.
Credits
The Backdrop is hosted by Kevin Bleyer and produced by Nella Vera.
The Backdrop artwork is by Philip Romano.
Follow Kevin Bleyer and Nella Vera on Twitter: @kevinbleyer / @spinstripes
The Backdrop is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
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