I Killed Andy Breitbart at Apollo Theater Studio

I KILLED ANDY BREITBART, written and performed by Pam Dickler and directed by Drew Martin, is a sharp, satirical and timely 75-minute solo show that tells the unbelievably true story of how a Chicago theater producer is swept into a whirlpool of national political divisiveness, disinformation and media spin.

In 2012, Andrew Breitbart’s final blog posting was about Terrapin Theatre's 1998 production of “The Love Song of Saul Alinsky,” a play that featured then-State Senator Barack Obama on a post-show discussion panel. Breitbart suddenly died that night, and his blog was posted posthumously. What followed was an extraordinary chain of events in which Terrapin's producer became an unlikely target in the far right's effort to derail President Obama's reelection campaign.

The Chicago Reader calls the play, “smartly crafted and funny.” With wit, satire and first-hand perspective, I KILLED ANDY BREITBART explores how easily an ordinary person and a small Chicago theater can be swept into the whirlpool of political divisiveness, disinformation and media amplification. At a moment when questions of truth, public discourse and competing narratives remain at the center of American life, the play offers a timely reminder of the importance of telling our own stories before someone else tells them for us or erases them completely.