Pushcart Productions presents:
"Trumbo: Red White & Blacklisted"
Written by Christopher Trumbo
Directed by Monica Callan
Starring Donny Osman and Nick Charyk
Feb 17 &18 @ 7:30pm
Feb 19 @ 3pm

Starring Donny Osman as Dalton Trumbo and Nick Charyk as his son Christopher, this production garnered audiences to leap to their feet at the end of every single show in its Plainfield run this past weekend. It is the story of Dalton Trumbo, one of the original Hollywood Ten who were blacklisted in Hollywood denying them of their livelihood as writers for decades.

Donny Osman is a marvel, the writing is extraordinary, and the story is one that is beyond prescient and relatable to anyone regardless of political views. It's a fascinating study in the humanity of a many faceted American, an important slice of our American history to examine (especially now), and a moving and witty evening of theater.

The play was first created in 1997 when Christopher Trumbo organized a one-off event honoring his late father in which Steve Martin, an old friend of the Trumbo family, read from Dalton Trumbo's letters. The reception was so enthusiastic that Christopher reshaped the evening as a two-character play—Trumbo: Red, White, and Blacklisted—that opened as an Off-Broadway production in 2003, starring Nathan Lane as Trumbo. Successive Trumbos in that production included Alec Baldwin, Brian Dennehy, Ed Harris, Richard Dreyfuss, and Tim Robbins.

Nov 29, 2024, 5 to 7 PM

Dec 5, 2024, 6 to 8 PM

Dec 6, 2024, 3 to 4 PM