Free Matinee of Murrow

Thanks to generous underwriting, 100 tickets are available absolutely free to students, educators, and accompanying parents/grandparents to the one-man, multimedia matinee of Murrow by Joseph Vitale on Wednesday, April 17 at 2pm.

From his stunning reports of historical events, to his battles to protect the rights of the American people, to his insights on truth in journalism and why we must demand it, the life and work of Edward R. Murrow hold lessons from our past the next generation needs to bring with them into our future.

To reserve free tickets visit americanchronicletheatreco.com and fill out the request at the bottom of the page. There is no limit to the amount of tickets per reservation. A confirmation will be emailed to you.

Murrow weaves a narrative, with the American icon’s own words, to both look back at our past and provide insights to where we find ourselves today. Through an engrossing multimedia presentation, the voice, intelligence, and unwavering honesty that once illuminated the path of a nation is brought back to live audiences.

From his daring radio reports during the London Blitz, to his haunting broadcast from the Buchenwald concentration camp, to groundbreaking television work, uncovering injustices in the United States including the blacklisting of citizens by Senator Joseph McCarthy, the principles that made him a hero to many but an adversary to entrenched interests are uncovered.

Edward R. Murrow’s unwavering commitment to unbiased facts as a cornerstone of democracy forces an examination of today’s news media, which has the American public doubting its intentions and accuracy at historic levels and yet consuming and sharing misinformation more than ever. Heading into the most divisive presidential election on record, can a voice from our past be one that unites us?

“We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason.” — Edward R. Murrow, 1954

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