Don't Miss The Suspense-Filled Historical Drama
The Tony Award-winning, Houston-based Alley Theatre company ushers in a new era under the leadership of their brand new artistic director Rob Melrose, commencing with their 2019/20 season. Fusing the talented performers of the team with fresh perspectives and new voices, the groundbreaking program offers extraordinary glimpses of multiple eras, different countries and diverse cultures. The company keeps up a swift pace with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author Lawrence Wright's fascinating historical drama Camp David.
Based on his New York Times Top 10 book Thirteen Days in September, Camp David is a gripping day-by-day account of the important meeting between past POTUS Jimmy Carter, Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Ehyptian leader Anwar Sadat, Camp David in 1978 at the titular American president's country retreat. Determined to broker a peace treaty between the two middle eastern leaders, Carter sets about scaling back the age old tensions between them in a suspenseful and artful retelling of one of history's greatest meetings.