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A Fair Country
Written by Jon Robin Baitz
Narrated by Judith Ivey, David Dukes and Full Cast
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A well-meaning American diplomat in South Africa tries to pacify his ferociously combative wife and anti-apartheid activist son by being reassigned to The Hague. But peace is hard to come by and, at an elegant New Year's Eve party, a harrowing betrayal is revealed. Judith Ivey recreates her acclaimed performance from the Lincoln Center production in this masterful drama from the author of The Substance of Fire.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring starring Judith Ivey and David Dukes with Maddie Corman, Kurt Deutsch, George Gaynes, Chuma Hunter-Gault, Judith Ivey, Matt McGrath and Kurtwood Smith.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring starring Judith Ivey and David Dukes with Maddie Corman, Kurt Deutsch, George Gaynes, Chuma Hunter-Gault, Judith Ivey, Matt McGrath and Kurtwood Smith.
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Jon Robin Baitz
Jon Robin Baitz was born in Los Angeles in 1961, and grew up there, in Rio de Janeiro, and in South Africa. His plays have been extensively produced on and off Broadway and throughout the world. He is the author of The Film Society, The Substance of Fire, Three Hotels, A Fair Country, The Paris Letter, and Other Desert Cities. He created the ABC TV show Brothers & Sisters, which ran for five seasons from 2007 to 2012, and the miniseries The Slap. He is a Tony nominee for the Broadway production of Other Desert Cities, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, a Guggenheim fellow, and an American Academy of Arts and Letters award winner.
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