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The Keen Company presents:

The Conscientious Objector

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Opened on March 18, 2008
Closed on April 19, 2008

Location:
Clurman Theatre
410 W. 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
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Website: www.keencompany.org

Synopsis:
In early 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. informed his advisors that he intended to play a major role in the anti-war movement, advocating immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Vietnam. No major figure of Dr. King's stature had yet been willing to take such a dramatic stand, even those thought to oppose the war, such as Senators Kennedy and McGovern. King knew he would be turning past allies like President Johnson into powerful enemies and reviving the animus of old enemies as well. King's inner circle feared he would trigger a political backlash that could undo the progress made in...

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Location:
Clurman Theatre
410 W. 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036

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REVIEW
The Conscientious Objector
Michael Murphy's socially-concerned play about Martin Luther King's opposition to the Vietnam War is not completely convincing.
Reviewed by: David Finkle »

THEATER NEWS
Full Cast, Creative Team Set for Keen's The Conscientious Objector
Full cast and creative team have been announced for the Keen Company's production of Michael Roland...
By: Brian Scott Lipton »

New York Spotlight:
July 2008

Working Title

[title of show] transfers to Broadway, while Sean Hayes, Jane Krakowski, and Cheyenne Jackson headline Damn Yankees and Jonathan Groff, Will Swenson, and Caryn Lyn-Manuel star in Hair. Additional highlights include Alan Cumming in The Bacchae, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes in Gate/Beckett, and Jamie Farr and Anita Gillette in Flamingo Court. Full Story

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