North Coast Rep announces filmed production of TRYING. Based on playwright Joanna McClelland Glasss experience as an assistant to a famed Attorney General and Chief Judge at Nuremberg, Francis Biddle, during the final year of his life. The play is a riveting portrayal of two wildly different personalities struggling to understand each other. TRYING presents a respectful snapshot of American history. Told with great humor, compassion and insight, this is powerful, compelling theatre."Comic and touching." - The New York Times"Trying is a portrait of generational reconciliation. It is enormously bracing theatre." - New York Daily News"Exquisitely literate, moving and compelling." - VarietyDavid Ellenstein directed the award-winning James Sutorius and Emily Goss on North Coast Reps mainstage, adhering to all mandated safety and testing procedures under the SAG New Media Agreement. Audiences will see a full theatrical production with sets by Scenic Designer Marty Burnett and props by Phillip Korth. Cinematographer/editor Aaron Rumley filmed and edited the show.TRYING will stream on demand on showtix4U March 3-March 28, 2021. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at www.northcoastrep.org.
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