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Phylicia Rashad, Paula Vogel at Public Forum Drama Club: The Long Christmas Dinner

Stars of the theater traveled to Joe’s Pub for a one-night reading of Thornton Wilder’s one-act play.

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Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis takes the microphone before the company of Public Forum Drama Club: The Long Christmas Dinner.
Public Theater artistic director Oskar Eustis takes the microphone before the company of Public Forum Drama Club: The Long Christmas Dinner.
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Last night, the Public Theater’s Public Forum series presented Drama Club: The Long Christmas Dinner at Joe's Pub.

Written by Thornton Wilder, the one-night-only reading and discussion featured Phylicia Rashad, Hamilton star Okieriete Onaodowan, playwright Paula Vogel, David Cromer, Kristen Sieh, Tiffany Rachelle Stewart, president & CEO of the New America Foundation Anne-Marie Slaughter, and Wilder’s nephew and literary executor Tappan Wilder.

Phylicia Rashad, David Cromer, and Kristen Sieh participating in Drama Club: The Long Christmas Dinner at Joe's Pub.
Phylicia Rashad, David Cromer, and Kristen Sieh participating in Drama Club: The Long Christmas Dinner at Joe's Pub.
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Directed by Jeremy McCarter, the Public Forum series presents the "theater of ideas," offering conversations and performances with leading voices in politics, media, and the arts.

Hamilton's Oakieriete Onaodowan and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart on the Joe's Pub stage.
Hamilton's Okieriete Onaodowan and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart on the Joe's Pub stage.
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