Theater spotlight: 'Naked Darrow'

April 9, 2011 at 6:30PM
"Naked Darrow" is written and performed by Gary Anderson.
"Naked Darrow" is written and performed by Gary Anderson. (Park Square Theatre/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

'NAKED DARROW'

Monday-next Sunday: The celebrated lawyer probably won't shed his duds in the world premiere of this solo performance, but actor/writer Gary Anderson does explore the personal and private thoughts of Clarence Darrow. Park Square Theatre commissioned the piece, which is directed by Richard Cook and opens Monday for a limited run. Anderson portrays the civil libertarian who defended Leopold and Loeb, and argued against William Jennings Bryan in the famed Scopes Trial. (7:30 p.m. Mon.-Wed. and next Sun., 2 p.m. Sat. $36-$56. Park Square Theater, 20 W. 7th Pl., St. Paul. 651-291-7005 or www.parksquaretheatre.org.)

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