Amy Goodman
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Wallace Shawn on Artistic Solidarity: As Glenn Greenwald Can't Return to U.S., I Took My Play To Him
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12:23Now PlayingThe renowned playwright and actor Wallace "Wally" Shawn has just returned from Brazil where he gave a special performance of his play, "The Designated Mourner," to journalist Glenn Greenwald, who first broke the story about National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. The play was staged at the Public Theater in New York City last year, but Greenwald could not attend because of fears that he would be prosecuted upon returning to the United States. Just this week, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper suggested journalists could be considered accomplices of Snowden. Through three characters, Shawn's play reveals the claustrophobia of a shrinking political landscape in a formerly liberal land. Shawn has written numerous plays in addition to "The Designated Mourner," including "The Fever," "Aunt Dan and Lemon," and "Grasses of a Thousand Colors." Shawn has also had celebrated acting roles in several films, including "The Princess Bride," "Toy Story," and the 1981 cult classic, "My Dinner with Andre," which he also cowrote.
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