FRINGE MANAGEMENT
2530 Wilshire Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Contact: Michael Blaha, Producer, Fringe Management
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 310-828-4847
"The Time of Our Lies" A Play About Historian Howard Zinn to Open at
the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
"The Time of Our Lies," a play about the life and times of historian
Howard Zinn written by playwright Bianca Bagatourian, will play at the
Gilded Balloon, one of Edinburgh's top venues, during the entire
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland this August. Howard Zinn, author
of the best-selling and influential, A People's History of the United
States,was a local Bostonian and wrote extensively about the civil
rights and anti-war movements and labor history of the United States
before he passed away in 2010. His memoir, You Can't Be Neutral on a
Moving Train, was also the title of a 2004 documentary about Zinn's
life and work.
The play, The Time of Our Lies, unravels through Zinn's personal story
as a young bombardier and goes on to depict how his life was shaped
from there as well as examining the stories of other soldiers and the
horrors of war. It speaks to Zinn's message about how more peaceful
solutions can be sought in these turbulent times.
"A wonderfully imaginative play that uses my father's words as the
unifying thread. Songs, nursery rhymes and tapped-out rhythms add a
playful lightness and humanness that illuminate the horrors of war,"
commented Myla Kabat-Zinn, Howard's daughter.
"Having directed Howard before, I share his desire to connect with our
ancestry and dig deep into history," said director Josh Chambers from
New York who has worked with Zinn previously on other projects.
Top Hollywood entertainment lawyer and principal producer from Fringe
Management, Michael Blaha, and artistic director Nigel Miles-Thomas have
been taking hit plays to the Edinburgh Festival for the past fourteen
years. For more information, you may contact them at: 310 828 4847. To
learn more about the play, watch a video, or contribute towards this
project, go to Indiegogo: http://igg.me/at/howard-zinn-play/x/6756330
CAPTION FOR PHOTO:
Historian Howard Zinn, Reading of THE TIME OF OUR LIES, La Mama Theater,
NYC, November 2013
About the Edinburgh Fringe Festival:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe
2530 Wilshire Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Contact: Michael Blaha, Producer, Fringe Management
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 310-828-4847
"The Time of Our Lies" A Play About Historian Howard Zinn to Open at
the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
"The Time of Our Lies," a play about the life and times of historian
Howard Zinn written by playwright Bianca Bagatourian, will play at the
Gilded Balloon, one of Edinburgh's top venues, during the entire
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland this August. Howard Zinn, author
of the best-selling and influential, A People's History of the United
States,was a local Bostonian and wrote extensively about the civil
rights and anti-war movements and labor history of the United States
before he passed away in 2010. His memoir, You Can't Be Neutral on a
Moving Train, was also the title of a 2004 documentary about Zinn's
life and work.
The play, The Time of Our Lies, unravels through Zinn's personal story
as a young bombardier and goes on to depict how his life was shaped
from there as well as examining the stories of other soldiers and the
horrors of war. It speaks to Zinn's message about how more peaceful
solutions can be sought in these turbulent times.
"A wonderfully imaginative play that uses my father's words as the
unifying thread. Songs, nursery rhymes and tapped-out rhythms add a
playful lightness and humanness that illuminate the horrors of war,"
commented Myla Kabat-Zinn, Howard's daughter.
"Having directed Howard before, I share his desire to connect with our
ancestry and dig deep into history," said director Josh Chambers from
New York who has worked with Zinn previously on other projects.
Top Hollywood entertainment lawyer and principal producer from Fringe
Management, Michael Blaha, and artistic director Nigel Miles-Thomas have
been taking hit plays to the Edinburgh Festival for the past fourteen
years. For more information, you may contact them at: 310 828 4847. To
learn more about the play, watch a video, or contribute towards this
project, go to Indiegogo: http://igg.me/at/howard-zinn-play/x/6756330
CAPTION FOR PHOTO:
Historian Howard Zinn, Reading of THE TIME OF OUR LIES, La Mama Theater,
NYC, November 2013
About the Edinburgh Fringe Festival:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe