The Shot
By Robin Gerber - AVAILABLE MAY 14 -18
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Award-winning actor Sharon Lawrence stars in a reading of Robin Gerber's new play, THE SHOT, about iconic Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham.
For more than 20 years, Graham was a self-described "doormat wife," secretly enduring years of domestic abuse from her husband. After his suicide, she took over as publisher and CEO of the Washington Post, where she defied the government by publishing the Pentagon Papers, took on Nixon in Watergate and stunned her male executives who had bet against her success.
This event is part of a national effort to raise awareness of domestic violence. In lieu of a ticket price, we are encouraging donations to the local organization Empower Yolo.
Written by Robin Gerber
Directed by Michelle Joyner
Starring Sharon Lawrence
Produced by Laurie Bernhard
Special Thanks to Teri Ball & Vicki Scott for filming and technical assistance
The Shot was developed at the Ojai Playwrights Conference. It is a work of fiction based on the book 'Katharine Graham, the Leadership Journey of an American Icon' by Robin Gerber and by the women who've shared their stories.
Along with Catalyst and SPARK Theatrical, we are taking part in this national project that uses the performing arts to build awareness of domestic violence. To learn more about The Shot, CLICK HERE.
About Sharon Lawrence
After earning a degree in journalism from the UNC-Chapel Hill, Sharon has gone on to be prominently featured on stage and screen over the last 25 years. Her television work includes her multiple EMMY nominated and SAG award winning run on NYPD Blue, as well as notable stints on hit shows such as QUEEN SUGAR, SHAMELESS, DYNASTY, ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, RIZZOLI & ILES and GREY'S ANATOMY earning her another EMMY nomination. Film work includes the indie hits MIDDLE OF NOWHERE from Ava DuVernay and THE LOST HUSBAND, both on Netflix. Sharon spent 10 years on Broadway in Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof and as Velma in Chicago and since in LA at The Mark Taper Forum, in Poor Behavior and The Mystery Of Love and Sex, the cabaret, Love, Noel, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, in several roles at the Geffen Playhouse and at the Pasadena Playhouse in A Song At Twilight, A Kid Like Jake and Orson’s Shadow, for which she was nominated for an Ovation Award and won the LA Drama Critics Circle Award. Currently, Sharon is on CTGLA’s DigitalStage in The Gaze, No Homo and is filming the new series REBEL for ABC. Non-profit service has played a major role in Sharon's life as former Chair of the Women in Film Foundation, current Chair the BoD of Heal The Bay and as a Trustee of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. IG @sharonelawrence.