AUGUST 30 – SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Ink

ELECTRIFYING NEW DRAMA

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By James Graham
Directed by Jason Loewith

London, 1969. A brash young Australian named Rupert Murdoch approaches journalist Larry Lamb with a staggeringly ambitious proposition: to turn the struggling paper The Sun into the best-selling tabloid in the UK…within a year. An unexpected partnership is born as Lamb and Murdoch assemble a team of scrappy underdog journalists and begin to transform The Sun into a populist juggernaut. Once they discover the formula to success the consequences are thrilling and terrifying. This “riveting” (The Guardian) Tony Award-winning Broadway and West End hit depicts the birth of our hyper-partisan news culture in a truth-is-stranger-than-fiction drama that will have you on the edge of your seat.

Co-produced with Olney Theatre Center and performed at Round House Theatre

Ink is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

"For a town as obsessed as Washington with making news, being news, breaking news, INK is veritable popcorn fare"

-The Washington Post

"[An] excellent production...muscularly compelling...expert performances...always feels like the real article."

-The Washington Post

"Stop the presses. INK at Round House Theatre is a must-see...under Jason Loewith’s sure direction the intense pace of the plot never falters, and a top-shelf cast of 13 arrests attention."

-DC Theater Arts

“Brilliant staging”

-The Georgetowner

“Superb...constant[ly] visually thrilling...a quality production of an intelligent play"

-Broadway World

Ink runs approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes including one intermission.

Masks are required at the following performances: Sep 19, 23 (matinee). Learn more.

EVENTS & DISCUSSIONS: View pre-show and post-show discussions here.
Journalism Night: September 2 (evening performance) with pre-show panel discussion beginning at 6:30pm. Moderated by Peter Marks (chief theatre critic, The Washington Post), the panel will feature David Smith (Washington bureau chief, The Guardian), Michael Steele (political analyst, MSNBC), Jummy Olabanji (co-anchor, NBC Washington), and others to be announced.

Audio-Described Performance: Sep 9 (matinee)
Open-Captioned Performance: Sep 16 (matinee); Sep 23 (matinee)

Learn more about accessibility at Round House here.

Learn more about our special discounts here and our Free Play program for students here.

Thank you to our sponsors:
The 2023-2024 Season is sponsored by Linda Ravdin and Don Shapero.
Ink is sponsored by Bonnie and Alan Hammerschlag.

Cast

CREATIVE TEAM

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Production Photos

<p>Cody Nickell (Larry Lamb) and Andrew Rein (Rupert Murdoch) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.</p> — Cody Nickell (Larry Lamb) and Andrew Rein (Rupert Murdoch) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.

Production Photos

<p>The cast of INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.</p> — The cast of INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.

Production Photos

<p>Todd Scofield (Chapel Father) and Cody Nickell (Larry Lamb) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.</p> — Todd Scofield (Chapel Father) and Cody Nickell (Larry Lamb) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.

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<p>Awesta Zarif (TV Host) and Andrew Rein (Rupert Murdoch) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.</p> — Awesta Zarif (TV Host) and Andrew Rein (Rupert Murdoch) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.

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<p>Walter Riddle (Sir Percy), Craig Wallace (Hugh Cudlipp), and Chris Genebach (Lee Howard) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.</p> — Walter Riddle (Sir Percy), Craig Wallace (Hugh Cudlipp), and Chris Genebach (Lee Howard) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.

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<p>Maboud Ebrahimzadeh (Brian McConnell) and Cody Nickell (Larry Lamb) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.</p> — Maboud Ebrahimzadeh (Brian McConnell) and Cody Nickell (Larry Lamb) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.

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<p>Cody Nickell (Larry Lamb) and Awesta Zarif (Stephanie Rahn) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.</p> — Cody Nickell (Larry Lamb) and Awesta Zarif (Stephanie Rahn) in INK. Photo by Margot Schulman.

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