Via Dolorosa (Broadway)
VIA DOLOROSA written by David Hare, at Booth Theatre (Mar 18, 1999 – Jun 13, 1999) for 99 performances (and 15 previews)
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater
Directed by Stephen Daldry; Scenic & Costume Design by Ian MacNeil; Lighting Design by Rick Fisher; Sound Design by Paul Arditti; Associate Sound Design: Scott Anderson.
Starring David Hare.
In 1997, Olivier Award-winning British playwright David Hare traveled to Israel and Palestine to confront the disperate ideals of those of the “holy land” Upon his return, Hare penned his conversations with politicians, artists, settlers, and historians about the region and then set them against his own ideals and beliefs similar to those of Western civilization. A tour de force for one man playing several roles in what The New York Times called “no ordinary one-man show.”
Via Dolorosa premiered in London at The Royal Court Theatre in September 1998 under the direction of Stephen Daldry.
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