Actor Annette Miller has found a soul sister of sorts — or perhaps an alter ego — in Golda Meir, a role she originated more than 20 years ago in “Golda’s Balcony.” The play tells the true story of the Russian immigrant, American school teacher and fourth Prime Minister of Israel. It was a performance that earned Annette Miller the Elliot Norton Award, in addition to widespread critical acclaim.
Today, with the Israel-Hamas war raging on and a deficit of diplomatic negotiations to bring stability to the region, the story of this savvy politician negotiating her own conflicts has deep resonance. A production of Shakespeare & Company, it’s onstage through March 10 at the Emerson Paramount Theater. We talk to actor Annette Miller about reprising the role at a time when the region is in crisis. For tickets and more information, click here.
When Reginald Dwayne Betts was 16 years old, he was an honors student. He was also arrested for carjacking. Prosecuted as an adult, he spent eight years in a Virginia prison, existing among grown up men. What got him through those years behind bars? Books.
Betts left prison a poet. He then became an Ivy League-educated lawyer, and now, he’s on a mission to bring libraries into prisons with a first-of-its kind organization called Freedom Reads. It aims to radically transform access to literature for people behind bars. Ahead of his appearance tonight at The College of the Holy Cross, he joins us. For more information about Betts' appearance on The Culture Show, click here.
We'll also be talking to Alisa Bunin from Aeronaut Brewing Company about their forthcoming Leap Day event.
It's all on The Culture Show — listen to the full episode above!
