Richard Hellesen — EISENHOWER: THIS PIECE OF GROUND
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Bringing President Dwight D. Eisenhower to life through a two-hour, one-man play was no easy challenge: playwright Richard Hellesen breaks down his research, his process of writing and rewriting, and the collaborations that contributed to bringing Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground to the stage. It's a riveting conversation about how we remember and retell history and why the dramatization of historical figures still matters.
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