THE SHOT: Staged Play Reading | April 24

Sunday, April 24, 2022 — 2:00 pm

Based on Robin Gerber’s book Katherine Graham: The Leadership Journey of an American Icon

Nothing stopped the iconic Washington Post publisher Katherine Graham. So what better way to honor that spirit than a rescheduling of our sold-out staged reading of THE SHOT?

Join award-winning actor and Ebell member Sharon Lawrence as she presents a reading of Robin Gerber’s play, directed by Michelle Joyner, produced by Laurie Bernhard and Mary Klinger as Production Stage Manager. Stay with us after the reading for a talk-back focusing on domestic violence survivors.

For more than 20 years, Katharine Graham was a self-described “doormat wife,” secretly enduring years of domestic abuse from her husband. After his suicide, she took over as publisher and CEO of the Washington Post,  where she defied the government by publishing the Pentagon Papers, took on Nixon in Watergate, and stunned her male executives who had bet against her success.

Don’t wait to get your tickets, this reading sold out in March of 2020!

The Ebell of Los Angeles requires all members and guests to be fully vaccinated to attend in-person programs. “Fully vaccinated” is defined as having had a primary series of vaccinations plus a booster (if eligible) and being at least two weeks past the booster dose. Guests must bring ID and proof of vaccination to every event to enter. Special accommodations will be made for those who have a medical or religious exemption. For those with exemptions, The Ebell of Los Angeles will need the following three items on record:

• A note from a doctor or religious leader
• Negative PCR test within 48 hrs. of event
• Rapid Antigen test taken onsite (provided by the Ebell for an additional $15 cost)

Medical grade masks are required for this event.