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The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
A live reading of passages from the Mueller report for “The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts,” Robert Schenkkan’s stage adaptation of the Mueller Report. Robert Schenkkan is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning screenwriter and playwright, and the live cast includes Annette Bening, Kevin Kline, John Lithgow, Frederick Weller, Ben Mckenzie, Michael Shannon, Noah Emmerich, Justin Long, Jason Alexander, Gina Gershon, Wilson Cruz, Joel Grey, Alyssa Milano, Kyra Sedgwick, Alfre Woodard, Piper Perabo, Zachary Quinto, and Aidan Quinn, with additional participation by Sigourney Weaver, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mark Hamill and more.
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Plot Summary
This is a documentary performance piece that dramatizes the findings of the Mueller Report. It stages the report's key testimony and findings through actors, aiming to present the complex legal and political findings in a more accessible and dramatic format. The work focuses on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election and potential obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump.
Critical Reception
The production received critical attention for its innovative approach to presenting factual, legalistic material in a theatrical setting. Reviewers noted its success in making dense information digestible and engaging for a wider audience, though some found the dramatization inherently limited by the source material's nature.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its intelligent and engaging theatrical adaptation of the Mueller Report.
Noted for its success in translating complex legal findings into a compelling performance.
Acknowledged for its timely and relevant subject matter presented in an accessible format.
Google audience: Audience reception details for this specific documentary performance piece are not widely available in a quantifiable manner. However, discussions often center on its effectiveness as a non-traditional educational tool for understanding the Mueller investigation.
Fun Fact
The production was developed by director and playwright Robert Icke, who transformed the nearly 450-page Mueller Report into a stage play, casting actors to perform key testimonies and findings.
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