2m, 10+ minutes, Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Asner, Political, Satire, Politic, Warren Leight, Dogs, Politics, Tyranny, Pets, Death, Animals Playing on Air 2m, 10+ minutes, Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Asner, Political, Satire, Politic, Warren Leight, Dogs, Politics, Tyranny, Pets, Death, Animals Playing on Air

THE FINAL INTERROGATION OF CEAUȘESCU’S DOG by Warren Leight (Re-Release)

 
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In the wake of the 1989 Romanian Revolution, a dictator’s beloved pet must answer for the crimes of his owner. What’s the cost of staying loyal to the hand that feeds you — especially if that hand belongs to a tyrant? 

Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland, Happy Talk, PoA’s The Blizzard) and Golden Globe winner Ed Asner (Elf, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” PoA’s New York Story) open the 2021 Winter Mini-Season with a sly satire: THE FINAL INTERROGATION OF CEAUȘESCU’S DOG by Tony winner Warren Leight (“In Treatment”, Side Man, “Law & Order: SVU”). After the play, host Claudia Catania joins Asner and the playwright for a behind-the-mic interview. 

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Comedy, Mike Reiss, Michael Wilson, Ed Asner, Peter Jacobson, Elizabeth Ashley, Daphne Rubin-Vega, 10 minutes, 10+ minutes, 15 minutes, 15+ minutes, 20 minutes, 20+ minutes, 25 minutes, 25+ minutes, 30 minutes, 30+ minutes, 2m2f, NYC, Family, Aging, LGBTQ, Theater, Elaine Stritch Playing on Air Comedy, Mike Reiss, Michael Wilson, Ed Asner, Peter Jacobson, Elizabeth Ashley, Daphne Rubin-Vega, 10 minutes, 10+ minutes, 15 minutes, 15+ minutes, 20 minutes, 20+ minutes, 25 minutes, 25+ minutes, 30 minutes, 30+ minutes, 2m2f, NYC, Family, Aging, LGBTQ, Theater, Elaine Stritch Playing on Air

NEW YORK STORY by Mike Reiss

 
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"It's not luck, it's fate. You, me - a couple of old showbiz pros. At the same place, at the same time..."

When a slick comedian (Ed Asner) and leading lady (Elizabeth Ashley), now both in their seventies, meet by chance in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge, the retired performers catch a glimmer of the magic they've been missing in their daily lives.

Also featuring Daphne Rubin-Vega and Peter Jacobson and directed by Michael Wilson, "The Simpsons" writer Mike Reiss's NEW YORK STORY is a wryly funny answer to the question, "Whatever happened to that guy?" After the play, the cast joins host Claudia Catania to chat about Vaudevillians and the tenacity showbiz requires.

New York Story was supported by Don and Linda Silpe.

Download on iTunes, search ‘Playing on Air’ in your favorite podcasting app – or stream below! [31 Minutes 27 Seconds]

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THE FINAL INTERROGATION OF CEAUSESCU'S DOG by Warren Leight

Ed Asner and Jesse Eisenberg

In this podcast, a deposed dictator’s beloved pet answers to the disenfranchised population of Romania in The Final Interrogation of Ceausescu’s Dog by Warren Leight. Featuring Ed Asner (UP, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show") as Dog and Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, The Spoils - playwright) as the Interrogator. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with with Ed Asner and Warren Leight, moderated by our Artistic Director, Claudia Catania.

Download on iTunes, Podbay, Player FM, subscribe to our RSS feed, search ‘Playing on Air’ in your favorite podcasting app – or stream below! [10 Minutes 35 Seconds]

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