Dear Subscribers,
If you’re looking for a bit of culture on this holiday weekend, look no further! Last month, I played American journalist William L. Shirer (protege of Edward R. Murrow) in a virtual reading of The Battle Not Begun by NPR news analyst Jack Beatty with Gloucester Stage, a small professional theatre based in Massachusetts. I’m happy to say that the reading can be streamed for free now through the weekend, and apparently we are a Boston Globe’s Critic Pick for the week!
The play centers around the “peace” talks between Hitler and Neville Chamberlain, so if you’re looking for the “David Beck show”, you won’t find it here, but my character as the narrator/outsider pops in just enough to satiate your desires!
I was happy to reunite with director Myriam Cyr on this, and tickled to work with Malcolm Ingram, who I remember having me in stitches in the Broadway revival of The Rivals.
Here is the link with all pertinent information:
https://gloucesterstage.com/battle-not-begun/
I hope everyone continues to stay healthy and sane during this time.
Love and Peace,
David
