Listen here now! The Old Man
Tune in today or watch the full recording of Frankie Faison, Chad Coleman, and Michael Braugher performing a new article written by Jelani Cobb for The New Yorker, in honor of Father's day.
Tune in on Saturday, June 14, at 2pm EDT and Tuesday, June 17, at 8pm EDT on WNYC 93.9 FM or on WNYC.org to catch the broadcast! You can listen to the archived radio show anytime.
In honor of Father’s Day, and for the sixth installment of Theater of War Productions’ new long-form journalism series at WNYC, the acclaimed actors Frankie Faison (The Wire, Coming to America, The Rookie), Chad Coleman (The Wire, The Walking Dead, Superman & Lois) ) and Michael Braugher (The Gilded Age , Ex-Husbands, To Kill a Mockingbird) premiered “The Old Man,” a new article written by Jelani Cobb for The New Yorker, as a catalyst for a guided, intergenerational audience discussion about fatherhood, mortality, and family.
We are delighted to share these photos by Sean Ooi from June 12 of the live recording of The Old Man.
Thank you to our partners at WNYC: Emily Botein, Jason Saul, Ryan Wilde, Katerina Barton, Mike Kutchman, and Bill O’Neill, who have been amazing collaborators on the series!
We are grateful to Chase Culpon, Robert McGinnis, James Cronier, Eric Weber, Sean Ooi, Jamal Jones, and Erika Murata at WNYC for all their work to bring this installment to fruition.
This series is directed and facilitated by Bryan Doerries, produced and technically directed by Marjolaine Goldsmith, with audience curation by Dominic Dupont, and also produced by Adam Iscoe.
This event was made possible by a generous grant from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, and was co-presented by Theater of War Productions and WNYC, with special thanks to The New Yorker.
