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TOP SECRET: THE BATTLE FOR THE PENTAGON PAPERS
A RADIO PLAY
Company Biograhpies
DIANE ADAIR
Meg Greenfield/Foley Artist
NYTW debut. Regional: THE TRAVELER (Mark Taper Forum), LONE WOLF RHAPSODY
(L.A. Theatre Center), THE BEAVER COAT (Estelle Harman), ORANGE TREES
(South Coast Rep.), Beginner’s Luck (Tiffany). National Tour:
THE GREAT TENNESSEE MONKEY TRIAL, PRIVATE LIVES, THE WILLIAM. Film/TV:
Instant Trauma, Blue Desert, UFOria, “The Wild West,” “Babylon
5,” “MacGyver,” “Harry & the Hendersons,”
“Night Court,” “Happy Days.”
LARRY
BRYGGMAN
John Mitchell/Chal Roberts/Lamont Vanderhall
NYTW debut. Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, Regional Theatre,
Stock, Film/TV, Radio. Awards: two Emmy Awards, two OBIE Awards, two
Tony noms. Member, The Atlantic Theatre Company.
JOHN GETZ
Ben Bagdikian/Robert Mardian
NYTW debut. Broadway: MADAME BUTTERFLY. Off-Broadway: MACBETH, MEASURE
FOR MEASURE (NY Shakespeare Festival), SEA MARKS (Players Theater),
THE DINING ROOM (Astor Place Theatre). Regional: HOLIDAY (Hartford Stage),
ROBBER BRIDEGROOM (Music Theater Lab St. Clements), BENITO CERENO (American
Place), TARTUFFE (La Jolla Playhouse), THE SEAGULL (Old Globe San Diego),
DESIGN FOR LIVING (Arena Stage). Film/TV: Blood Simple, Born On The
Fourth of July, The Fly, Zodiac, The Social Network, “West Wing,”
“Grey's Anatomy,” “NCIS,” “CSI,”
“Cold Case,” “Private Practice,” “King
Of Queens.”
JACK
GILPIN
Brian Kelly/H.R. Haldeman
NYTW debut. Broadway: THE ELEPHANT MAN, BEYOND THERAPY, GETTING AND
SPENDING. Off-Broadway: INDIAN BLOOD, CHASING MANET (Primary Stages);
THE BREADWINNER (Keen Company); A CHEEVER EVENING (Playwrights Horizons);
THE MIDDLE AGES (St. Peter's Church), THE FOREIGNER (Astor Place Theatre).
Regional: Long Wharf, Guthrie, Hartford Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival,
Williamstown, Westport, Barrington Stage, Kennedy Center. Film/TV: Adventureland,
Something Wild, Reversal of Fortune, Funny Farm, “Law & Order,”
“Kate & Allie.” Member, Ensemble Studio Theatre.
JAMES GLEASON
Murrey Marder/Judge Martin Peel
NYTW debut. Broadway: MISER, GUYS IN THE TRUCK. Off-Broadway: CURSE
OF STARVING CLASS, ACTOR UNDER FIRE. Regional: STUFF HAPPENS, AMERICAN
FILM (Mark Taper Forum); WEIR (Geffen); SNOOPY; BEDROOM FARCE (Hartman);
SPEED-THE-PLOW (Syracuse Stage); MONKEY TRIAL, TOP SECRET: THE BATTLE
FOR THE PENTAGON PAPERS (L.A. Theatre Works). Film/TV: Mother, Revenge
of the Nerds, “The Day and Nights of Molly Dodd,” “First
Monday,” “Frasier,” “Flash Forward,” “Sarah
Connor.”
MATT MCGRATH
George Wilson/Eugene Patterson
NYTW debut. Broadway: CABARET, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. Off-Broadway:
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, A FAIR COUNTRY (Lincoln Center), WHAT DIDN'T
HAPPEN (Playwrights Horizons), MINUTES FROM THE BLUE ROUTE, NOTHING
SACRED, THE DADSHUTTLE, ESCAPE FROM HAPPINESS, FAT MEN IN SKIRTS, THE
OLD BOY, LIFE DURING WARTIME, AMULETS AGAINST THE DRAGON FORCES, DALTON'S
BACK (Drama Desk Award nom.) Regional: THE BLACK RIDER (Center Theater
Group's Ahmanson, Barbican, ACT; Helpmann Award nom.); BELL, BOOK AND
CANDLE; THE LADY IN QUESTION AND JAPES (Bay Street Theatre); BEYOND
THERAPY; THE EVILDOERS (Yale Rep.); RIDICULOUS FRAUD; RAISED IN CAPTIVITY
(South Coast Rep.); MOTHER OF INVENTION (Williamstown Theatre Festival);
LOOT (Williamstown Theatre Festival/ La Jolla Playhouse); DISTANT FIRES
(LA Weekly Award); SNAKEBIT (NY Stage and Film). Film/TV: Full Grown
Men, The Notorious Bettie Page, The Anniversary Party, The Broken Hearts
Club, Boys Don't Cry, The Impostors, Story of a Bad Boy, 1999, Colin
Fitz, The Substance of Fire, Bob Roberts, The Dadshuttle, Desperate
Hours, “Little Britain USA,” “Law & Order: Criminal
Intent,” “Frasier,” “Now and Again,” “Chicago
Hope,” “New York Undercover,” “Winnetka Road,”
“Andersonville,” “The Member of the Wedding,”
“Cruel Doubt.”
KATHRYN MEISLE
Katharine Graham
NYTW: THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD, WHAT YOU GET AND WHAT YOU EXPECT.
Broadway: TARTUFFE (Tony nom., Callaway Award), TOUCH OF THE POET, THE
CONSTANT WIFE, LONDON ASSURANCE, THE REHEARSAL, RACING DEMON (LCT).
Off-Broadway: WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN (Red Bull Theater, Calloway Award),
TWELFTH NIGHT, AS YOU LIKE IT (Drama Desk nom.), OTHELLO (NYSF), LIVING
OUT (Second Stage), OLD MONEY (LCT). Regional: Guthrie, Williamstown,
McCarter, La Jolla. Film/TV: You’ve Got Mail, Rosewood, That Night,
“The Closer,” “Damages,” “Bones,”
“Lie to Me,” “The Unusuals,” “Without
a Trace,” “Oz,” “Grey’s Anatomy.”
LARRY PINE
Richard Nixon/Dennis Doolin
NYTW debut. Broadway: END OF THE WORLD, ANGELS IN AMERICA, BUS STOP.
Off-Broadway: HENRY V, THE SEAGULL, SECRET ORDER, THE SHANGHAI GESTURE,
STUFF HAPPENS, THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE, SAVED OR DESTROYED, THE DESIGNATED
MOURNER, THE CHEMISTRY OF CHANGE, UNCLE VANYA, THE DISPUTATION, AUNT
DAN AND LEMON, THE MANDRAKE, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, TALK RADIO. Regional:
ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, WRONG MOUNTAIN, LIGHT UP THE SKY, HEARTBREAK HOUSE,
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, NIGHT OF THE IGUANA, A LIFE IN THE THEATRE,
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Film/TV: OutSourced, TransBeMan, Sweet Flame,
Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Empire Falls, Door in the Floor, Particles
of Truth, Maid in Manhattan, The Royal Tenenbaums, A Foreign Affair,
The Shipping News, Melinda and Melinda, Small Time Crooks, Celebrity,
Sunday (Sundance Grand Prize winner), Vanya on 42nd Street, Dead Man
Walking, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Law
& Order.” “Gilmore Girls,” “Oz,” “100
Centre Street,” “New York Undercover”, “New
York News,” “Prince Street,” “Feds,” “All
My Children,” “One Life to Live.”
RUSSELL SODER
Soldier/Darryl Cox/Bailiff/Ron Ziegler/Foley Artist
NYTW debut. Off-Broadway: TRUE HISTORY AND REAL ADVENTURES (Vineyard).
Regional: MAJOR BARBARA, BILOXI BLUES, THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK
(Skirball); PHILOKTETES, PHAEDRA (Getty Villa); AMERICAN BUFFALO, GLASS
MENAGERIE (Antaeus); PRINCE OF LA (Andak); GRACE IN AMERICA (LNT). TV:
“Without a Trace,” “ER,” “Medical Investigation,”
“Hopewell.”
PETER STRAUSS
Ben Bradlee
NYTW debut. Broadway: EINSTEIN AND THE POLAR BEAR. Off-Broadway: SABINA
(Primary Stages), CHINESE FRIENDS (Playwrights Horizons). Regional:
THE TRIAL OF THE CATONSVILLE NINE (Mark Taper Forum). Film/TV: Soldier
Blue, The Last Tycoon, The Secret of Nimh, Nick of Time, XXX2: State
of the Union, License to Wed, “Rich Man, Poor Man,” “The
Jericho Mile” (Emmy Award), “Masada,” “Kane
& Abel,” “The Yearling,” “Joan of Arc.”
PETER
VAN NORDEN
Fritz Beebe/Henry Kissinger
NYTW debut. Broadway: LITTLE JOHNNY JONES, SAINT JOAN. Off-Broadway:
HAMLET, HENRY V (NY Shakespeare Festival). Regional: Guthrie, Old Globe,
San Diego Rep., Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Rep., Intiman, L.A. Theatre
Works, Antaeus, Blank Theatre Company. Film/TV: The Accused, Police
Academy 2, “The Stand.” Audio Book: “The Maples Stories”
(BBC America). petervannorden.com
GEOFFREY COWAN
Playwright
TV: “MARK TWAIN & ME” (Executive Producer). Author:
“The People V. Clarence Darrow: The Bribery Trial of America’s
Greatest Lawyer,” “See No Evil: The Backstage Battle Over
Sex and Violence on Television.” Awards: Primetime Emmy, CPB Gold
Medal for Excellence. Elected Member, American Academy of Arts &
Sciences; Walter Lippmann Fellow, American Academy of Political and
Social Science. Academic: USC Annenberg School for Communication &
Journalism (University Professor & Dean Emeritus). Public Service:
Voice of America (Director), California HealthCare Foundation (Board
Chair), Human Rights Watch (Co-Chair, Communications Committee). Education:
Harvard College, Yale Law School.
LEROY AARONS
Playwright
Award-winning journalist. Playwright: HOME MOVIES, ZEKE THE PROFANE.
Opera: MONTICELLO. Author: “Prayers for Bobby: A Mother’s
Coming to Terms With the Suicide of Her Gay Son.” Founder, National
Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA); Founding board member,
Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education.
JOHN RUBINSTEIN
Director
As Director: Off-Broadway: PHANTASIE, NIGHTINGALE, THE OLD BOY. Regional:
THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL, TOP GIRLS, FALSETTOS, HAY FEVER, MONTICELLO,
SIGHT UNSEEN, LOST IN YONKERS (L.A. Theatre Works); THE ROVER, LES LIAISONS
DANGEREUSES (Williamstown); WAIT UNTIL DARK (Cape Playhouse); COMPANY
(UCLA); THREE SISTERS, MACBETH (NYU); A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, INTO THE
WOODS, THE MUSIC MAN, THE RIVALS, GUYS AND DOLLS, COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
(Ovation, L.A.D.C.C Awards for acting and directing). TV/Film: “A
Matter Of Conscience” (Emmy Award: Best Children’s Special)
“Summer Stories,” “Nash Bridges,” “High
Tide.” As Actor: Broadway: PIPPIN (Theater World Award), CHILDREN
OF A LESSER GOD (Tony, Drama Desk, L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards),
FOOLS, THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL, HURLYBURLY, M. BUTTERFLY, LOVE
LETTERS, GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER, RAGTIME. Off-Broadway: COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
(Lucille Lortel Award, Outer Critics’ Circle and Drama League
noms), ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, URBAN BLIGHT, CABARET
VERBOTEN. Regional: JOHNNY-ON-A-SPOT, THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, FALLEN
ANGELS, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (L.A. Theatre Works); THREE HOTELS,
ARMS AND THE MAN, STREAMERS, CANDIDA, THE TEMPEST, SIGHT UNSEEN, BROKEN
GLASS. INTERNATIONAL: ENIGMATIC VARIATIONS. Film/TV: 21 Grams, Jekyll,
Red Dragon, Mercy, Kid Cop, Another Stakeout, Someone To Watch Over
Me, Daniel, The Boys From Brazil, Zachariah, “Crazy Like A Fox,”
“Family” (Emmy nom.) As Composer: Jeremiah Johnson, The
Candidate, “China Beach,” “Family.”
DAVID LANDER
Scenic & Lighting Designer
NYTW: AFTERMATH, BEAST, LIBERTY CITY, ALL THAT I WILL EVER BE, BACH
AT LEIPZIG, DIRTY BLONDE. Broadway: 33 VARIATIONS, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS,
I AM MY OWN WIFE, DIRTY BLONDE, GOLDEN CHILD. Off-Broadway: AMERICAN
FIESTA, AFTER ASHLEY, BEAUTIFUL CHILD, EDWARD ALBEE’S OCCUPANT,
FRAN’S BED, GOING TO ST. IVES, KING LEAR (w/Kevin Kline), MACBETH,
MIMI LE DUCK, MODERN ORTHODOX, THE GOD OF HELL. Regional: ACT, Berkeley
Rep., Cincinnati Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, Kirk Douglas Theatre,
La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Co., St.
Louis MUNY, The Old Globe. International: Tokyo, UK, South America,
Australia and Singapore.
HOLLY POE DURBIN
Costume Designer
Off-Broadway: THE POWER OF DARKNESS, THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW (The Mint).
Regional: LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS (Pasadena Playhouse); SKYGIRLS,
TIME FLIES (Old Globe Theaters); COLLECTED STORIES (Geffen). National
Tours: GREAT TENNESSEE MONKEY TRIAL, CAINE MUTINY COURT MARTIAL (L.A.
Theatre Works). International: THE WOOD DEMON (London, Playhouse Theater);
READY, SET, DEAD (Shanghai); CLOWN PLANET (Italy); FLAMENCO DON JUAN
(Flamenco Biennale, Seville). Film/TV: Motion Picture Madness with Steven
Spielberg, “Coronado Building the Dream,” “Parental
Discretion,” “Last Chance.”
LINDSAY JONES
Original Sound Designer
Off-Broadway: THE BROTHER/SISTER PLAYS (Public Theater), THE GOD OF
HELL (Actors Studio), IN THE CONTINUUM (Primary Stages). Regional: McCarter,
Arena Stage, Goodman, Old Globe, Steppenwolf, Hartford Stage. International:
Austria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Scotland, Royal Shakespeare Company
in England. Awards: five Joseph Jefferson Awards, 14 noms.; Ovation
Award, two noms.; LA Drama Critics Circle Award. Film: A Note of Triumph
(2006 Academy Award winner, Best Documentary, Short Subject; HBO Films).
JENNIFER GRUTZA
Production Stage Manager
NYTW: Nocturne. Off-Broadway: THE BALD SOPRANO & THE LESSON (Atlantic
Theatre Company), ELLIOT, A SOLDIER’S FUGUE (Page 73), SUSAN AND
GOD (Mint), MR. FOX: A RUMINATION (Signature). Regional: DUBLIN CAROL
(Trinity Rep.), MIRACLE WORKER (Papermill Playhouse), JULIUS CAESAR
(STNJ), DIOSA (Hartford Stage). Tour: TURN OF THE SCREW, TWO GENTLEMEN
OF VERONA (TAC), NUNSENSE (Gutman/Murtha).
REBECCA S. FLEMING
Assistant Stage Manager
Off-Broadway: TIO PEPE, THE HAPPY SAD (SPF Festival), Playwrights Horizons,
Pearl Theatre Company, The York, DR2 Theatre. Regional: ON THE TOWN,
1776, RAGTIME, A WONDERFUL LIFE, THE DRAWER BOY (Paper Mill Playhouse);
LES MIS, ANNIE, OKLAHOMA, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (TOTS); AROUND…80
DAYS, ALL’S WELL (Colorado Shakespeare Festival).
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