In a tour-de-force, solo performance, Academy Award Nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck; Nomadland) portrays World War II hero and Holocaust witness Jan Karski, a messenger of truth who risked his life to carry his harrowing report from war-torn Poland to the Allied Nations and, ultimately, the Oval Office only to be ignored and disbelieved. Bearing witness to the despair of the Warsaw ghetto and standing tall in the halls of power, Strathairn captures the remarkable life of this self-described “insignificant, little man” whose forgotten story of moral courage and individual responsibility still shakes the conscience of the world. Founded in 2012 as a joint initiative of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and Department of Performing Arts, The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics humanizes global politics through performance. With highly visible national and global productions, partnerships, and initiatives, The Lab amplifies rarely heard voices, and presents pressing societal challenges of our day by engaging with artists and their stories.
The show runs approximately 85 minutes with no intermission. The show runs in English with Polish and Ukrainian subtitles.
After the performance, there will be a meeting with creators and David Strathairn who portrays Jan Karski.
